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This case report presented an 8-year-old boy with severe unilateral posterior scissors bite in mixed dentition, who received early interceptive orthodontic treatment with bracket-free clear aligners combined with alternating intermaxillary traction. The treatment procedures included staged expansion of dental arch width, uprighting of severely lingually inclined molars, and complete correction of posterior scissors bite. Due to poor patient compliance, treatment was interrupted and occlusal relapse occurred; thus, the traction protocol was revised and resumed. During the whole course, standardized tooth tapping training was applied to control posterior vertical height and prevent mandibular clockwise rotation. After systematic treatment, the posterior scissors bite was completely corrected, accompanied by significant improvements in dental arch morphology, dental midline alignment, anterior overjet and overbite.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>For strictly indicated cases, clear aligners combined with alternating intermaxillary traction can effectively correct severe unilateral posterior scissors bite in children, with the advantages of low discomfort and superior esthetic performance, which is worthy of clinical promotion. Nevertheless, high patient compliance must be emphasized in complex pediatric cases to avoid occlusal relapse caused by treatment interruption.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fdmed.2026.1835728","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,22]],"date-time":"2026-06-22T05:38:35Z","timestamp":1782106715000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Case report of severe unilateral posterior scissors bite in children treated with clear aligners"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Junji","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Department of Dentistry of Ningbo University Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital","place":["Ningbo, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hongyu","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Department of Dentistry of Ningbo University Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital","place":["Ningbo, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yiduo","family":"Shao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Department of Dentistry of Ningbo University Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital","place":["Ningbo, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lanqiu","family":"Lv","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Department of Dentistry of Ningbo University Affiliated Women and Children's Hospital","place":["Ningbo, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","first-page":"129","volume-title":"Orthodontics","author":"Fu","year":"2013"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"426","DOI":"10.19538\/j.kq.2019.07.009","article-title":"Condylar positional and morphological changes in adolescents with unilateral posterior crossbite","volume":"12","author":"Wei","year":"2019","journal-title":"Chin J Pract Stomatol"},{"key":"B3","first-page":"79","volume-title":"Comprehensive Clinical Guide of Orthodontic Techniques","author":"Duan","year":"2010"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"151","DOI":"10.15909\/j.cnki.cn61-1347\/r.006809","article-title":"Comparative study on curative effect of bracketless clear aligners and fixed appliances in multiple-tooth scissors bite","volume":"34","author":"Sun","year":"2025","journal-title":"Chin J Aesthet Med"},{"key":"B5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"127","DOI":"10.1111\/ocr.12177","article-title":"Efficiency, effectiveness and treatment stability of clear aligners: a systematic review and meta-analysis","volume":"20","author":"Zheng","year":"2017","journal-title":"Orthod Craniofac Res"},{"key":"B6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"333","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm12010333","article-title":"Invisalign treatment of young children with bilateral posterior scissors bite and upper airway obstruction","volume":"12","author":"Xin","year":"2023","journal-title":"J Clin Med"},{"key":"B7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"179","DOI":"10.4041\/kjod.2021.51.3.179","article-title":"Evaluation of strategic uprighting of the mandibular molars using an orthodontic miniplate and a nickel-titanium reverse curve arch wire: Preliminary cephalometric study","volume":"51","author":"Park","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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