ABSTRACT
On the basis of a long-lasting study of 109 children (63 girls and 46 boys) carried out between the age of 3.5 and 8.5 years a trial was undertaken of evaluation of the changes taking place in the length of dental arches. In girls and boys at the time of milk teeth (between the ages of 3.5 to 8.5 years) no consistent changes in that length were found. The increase of this length was noted after the age of 5.5 years and was slightly greater in the maxilla than in the mandible.
Subject(s)
Dental Arch/growth & development , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Maxillofacial DevelopmentABSTRACT
The authors present their own case of prosthetic treatment of a patient with functional inferior prognathism complicated by deviation and supraocclusion. Two-stages treatment has been applied with utilization of overlaid splint-dentures and isometric and active exercises. Esthetic crowns on which desired canine teeth conduction has been obtained and frame dentures introduced in the new conditions of occlusion have been performed as the final treatment. Proper function of mastication has been restored and improvement of the appearance has been obtained that has considerably improved the frame of mind of the patient.
