What is Posterior Crossbite in Dentofacial Orthopedics?

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Dentoalveolar Protrusion

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A condition in which the teeth and supporting alveolar bone are positioned more anteriorly than the skeletal bases, resulting in a prominent dental profile.

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Posterior Crossbite

Intermediate Technical IVT

A malocclusion in which one or more posterior maxillary teeth occlude lingual to the opposing mandibular teeth, indicati...

lingual crossbite (posterior) buccal crossbite (reverse posterior)

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Term	Category	Difficulty	Definition
Posterior Crossbite IVT	Technical Term	Intermediate	A malocclusion in which one or more posterior maxillary teeth occlude lingual to...

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