Lateral open bite: Treatment and stability

Autor: Marise de Castro Cabrera, Carlos Alberto Gregório Cabrera, Marcos Roberto de Freitas, Guilherme Janson, Karina Maria Salvatore de Freitas
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
instacron:USP
ISSN: 0889-5406
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.11.037
Popis: Because of their multifactorial etiologies, dental and skeletal open bites are among the most difficult malocclusions to treat to a successful and stable result. Etiologic factors include vertical maxillary excess, skeletal pattern, abnormalities in dental eruption, and tongue-thrust problems. The purpose of this article was to report the treatment of an adult patient with a lateral open bite and a unilateral posterior crossbite. The treatment involved nonextraction therapy, including intermaxillary elastics, to obtain dentoalveolar extrusion in the region of the lateral open bite. The treatment results were successful and remained stable 2 years later.
Databáze: OpenAIRE