Question 140 · LDEK · Removable appliances

The occlusal planes covering posterior upper teeth in Schwartz plate are utilized in the treatment of:

1) overbite;
2) cross bite;
3) open bite;
4) scissor bite.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2.
  2. B. only 2.
  3. C. 2,3.
  4. D. only 1.
  5. E. 1,2,4.
Hint

Posterior bite blocks disocclude the teeth and hold back vertical growth of the buccal segments; think where that helps and where it harms.

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