One of the specialties of Dentistry is Maxillary Orthopedics, which is responsible for correcting and preventing bone and functional disorders of the jaws. Discover all the details!

The Maxillary Orthopedics It is the specialty that is responsible for treatment and prevention of bone and functional disorders of the jaws that are growing, being very effective between 3 and 12 years of age.

Main pathologies treated by Maxillary Orthopedics

There are many existing pathologies in which Maxillary Orthopedics can intervene, prevent and redirect the course of bone growth to achieve skeletal and functional stability, which is why we include the following list:

• Prognathism: It is the exaggerated anteroposterior growth (towards the front of the face) of one of the jaws.

• Retrognathism: is the deficiency of growth of the maxillary bones in an anteroposterior direction

• Transverse Micrognathism: growth deficiency at the transverse level (bone width) of the jaws

• Anterior open bite: It is the absence of contact of the anterior teeth and there is almost always a large space between them, only biting with the molars

• Anterior deep bite: The upper teeth cover the lower front teeth, this is almost always associated with a deficiency or excess growth of one of the jaws.

• Posterior crossbite: It can be unilateral or bilateral, it is associated with Transverse Growth Deficiency

In almost all pathologies there is the presence of certain oral habits such as:

• Atypical swallowing: bad tongue position
• Digital suction: thumb sucking
• Lip Suction: suck your lip
• Onychophagia: nail biting
• Oral Respirator: breathe through the mouth
• Mixed Respirator

Procedures, Treatments and Technologies of Maxillary Orthopedics

Inside of Maxillary Orthopedics Three types of procedures are carried out successfully, which are: preventive, interceptive and corrective.

The greatest technological support begins with diagnostic means such as X-rays, Photographs, Models and Cephalometric Traceswhich allow us to know the bone and dental reality of the patient in terms of development, position, size and shape to know the relationship with age and soft tissues such as skin, lips and chin, which sometimes hide or mask certain pathologies.

Clinical assessment with anamnesis is essential to observe the shape, tone, position of the tongue, body posture, size of jaws and teethetc.

The different devices that can be used for each patient, whether fixed or removable They can use screws, springs, attachments to successfully carry out the planned treatment. They can help with custom colors so that the child identifies and willingly assumes participation in the treatment at the hands of his parents, to obtain the planned and expected changes.

The care after the placement of the appliance in the mouth consists of the continuous use, care and maintenance that are related to the hygienein addition to attending check-ups with the specialist that are every 15 days for 1 year.