Uso do plano inclinado fixo na correção de mordida cruzada anterior dentária.

Abstract

The treatments in cases of malocclusion have higher rates of success and ease of resolution when they are diagnosed early in the deciduous and mixed dentition. The purpose of this study is to report a clinical case of a patient who attended the UFCG School Clinic presenting a previous dental anterior crossbite in which good diagnosis and intervention was made through the use of the fixed inclined plane, besides discussing the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, evidencing the steps of making this interceptive method. The apparatus was made, installed and used in two steps of 15 days each in the discipline of Clíca Infantil II. The result was satisfactory having an corrective impact of the crossbite, concluding the effectiveness of the treatment.