Final Exam Flashcards
What is the percentage of class 2 malocclusion in the general population?
30%
Functional posterior cross bite due to maxillary deficiency is readily apparent in:
maximum interdigitation
The main etiology of functional posterior cross bite:
maxilla slightly narrower than mandible in the transverse plane
Most common association with class III
anterior cross bite
Treatment for 8 year old class III moderate malocclusion with anterior cross bite:
maxillary expansion and protraction face mask
Percentage of class III with maxillary deficiency:
65%
T/F: Intermaxillary elastics are appropriate for use in severe skeletal class II or III malocclusion
false
T/F: Invisalign can be done without orthodontic knowledge
false
What is the percentage for a normal overbite?
20% + or - 5
Which movement does NOT require the use of attachments?
intrusion
How do you prevent relapse after correction of deep bite?
Hawley retainer with anterior bite plate
Which of the following are treatment options for class I division II?
a- low pull headgear
b- intrusion of upper incisors
c- lower molar eruption
d- all of the above
all of the above
Which of the following is true in regard to open bites?
a- present in multitude of malocclusions
b- widely understood
c- heavily studied
d- not as common for relapse
a- present in a multitude of malocclusions
Question about how much incisors are showing at rest in open bite?
variable but usually increased
What dentoalveolar compensation is most common in open bite?
over eruption of upper molars