Combined treatment of children with class III malocclusion (combination of traditional therapy and kinesiological taping)

Abstract

The traditional treatment method of patients with class III malocclusion in early childhood involves the use of appliance for skeletal expansion of the upper jaw in combination with a facial mask. However for patients with class III malocclusion temporal and suprahyoid muscles hypertension is often observed. In this regard, the development of algorithms for using of kinesio tapes in orthodontics to increase the effectiveness of bite correction and achieve optimal work of the muscles of the maxillofacial region is of scientific interest. An extract from the medical history of patient N., 6.5 years old, whose parents visited the orthodontics clinic due to class III malocclusion is presented. In addition to classical therapy with the help of McNamara appliance and face mask, the patient was prescribed an applications of kinesio tapes because of temporal and suprahyoid muscles hypertension. After 7 months of therapy, an optimal incisor overlap was obtained and first permanent molars relationships began to correspond to class I by Angle. After achieving the correct bite and thanks to the therapy with kinesio tapes the electromyography results of the studied muscles returned to normal.
Conclusion.
The developed method of using of kinesio tapes in patients with malocclusions in order to normalize the masticatory muscles tone has a number of qualities that favorably distinguish the technique from other known methods: firstly, the effect of kinesio tapes is carried out throughout the entire application time; secondly, the technique has practically no side effects and complications; thirdly, because of the simplicity of using, it is possible to teach the patient of self-applying; fourth, it is necessary to note the low cost of kinesio tapes; fifth, the method has no restrictions on the age and gender of patients.