Condylar asymmetry in children with functional unilateral posterior crossbite and changes in condylar position after treatment

Objective To examine condylar asymmetry in children with functional unilateral posterior crossbite and to study the changes in condylar position after correction of the crossbite by maxillary expansion.Methods Twenty-two children aged from 6.0 to 8.5 years(mean,7.5 years) with unilateral posterior crossbite were compared with 22 children aged from 6.5 to 9.0 years(mean,7.5 years) with normal occlu…