Dilemma in closing the bite: a case of orthognathic surgery
| Autor: | G Srikanth, Siddharth Mehta, Arun S Urala, Adarsh Kudva, Abhay Taranath Kamath |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Orthodontics Open bite Adult male business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Orthognathic surgery 030206 dentistry General Medicine Anterior region Dilemma 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases medicine Closing (morphology) business |
| Zdroj: | Orthodontic Update. 13:35-40 |
| ISSN: | 2515-5903 1756-6401 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/ortu.2020.13.1.35 |
| Popis: | This case report demonstrates treatment of an open bite case with a history of trauma to the maxillary anterior region in childhood. A 20-year-old adult male presented with a convex profile and significant anterior bite and unilateral posterior crossbite. Surgical bite correction was planned but posed a dilemma in the choice of surgery. CPD/Clinical Relevance: To demonstrate the outcome of a case of skeletal anterior open bite treated with orthognathic surgery. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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