Prevenzione dei problemi ortopedici dei mascellari Linee Guida Nazionali per la promozione della salute orale e la prevenzione delle patologie orali in età evolutiva - Parte quarta
Gruppo Ministeriale Linee Guida per la Promozione della Salute Orale e la Prevenzione delle Patologie orali in età evolutiva
MAXILLARY ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS PREVENTION - ITALIAN GUIDELINES FOR ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND ORAL DISEASES PREVENTION IN CHILDREN - PART FOUR
Key words: Maxillary orthopedic disorders, Prevention, Italian Guidelines
Breast-feeding has a beneficial effect on the oral and facial structure development and it
should be encouraged. Bottle-feeding more easily leads to non-nutritive sucking. After
the third year of life, maintaining this habit could lead to malocclusions such as anterior
open-bite, posterior cross-bite and second molar class. Oral breathing could bring to a
narrow palate and to a low position on the mouth floor. In these conditions the
orthopedic expansion of the upper jaw can be recommended. In addition, if the position
of tongue is low and anterior, dental and/or scheletal open-bite can occur.