Question 176 · LDEK · Prevention and early treatment

In a 5-year-old child with lateral mandibular displacement the treatment of choice will be:

1) monobloc by Andresen;
2) vestibular plate;
3) exercises according to Skaloud;
4) inclined plane with 'wings';
5) selective grinding of primary molars.
The correct answer is:
  1. A. 1,2.
  2. B. 2,3.
  3. C. 3,4.
  4. D. 4,5.
  5. E. only 5.
Hint

A lateral shift in a preschooler is usually functional; choose methods that actively guide the mandible back to a symmetric position.

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