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Anterior open bite correction using bite block: a case report.

Abstract
Several etiological factors that result in dental and/or skeletal alterations make the open bite a type of malocclusion with several treatment alternatives. Corrective fixed orthodontics in conjunction with mechanical or functional orthopedics is a routine approach in correcting this problem. However, orthosurgical treatment must never be discarded for cases with skeletal involvement. This article describes a clinical case which, despite involving skeletal aspects, was treated satisfactorily using a passive bite-block appliance in conjunction with corrective fixed orthodontics.
AuthorsRoger Teixeira Gazinelli de Barros, Paulo Pelucio Câmara, Antônio Carlos Aloise, Danilo Furquim Siqueira, Luiz Renato Paranhos, Fernando César Torres
JournalInternational journal of orthodontics (Milwaukee, Wis.) (Int J Orthod Milwaukee) Vol. 23 Issue 2 Pg. 11-5 ( 2012) ISSN: 1539-1450 [Print] United States
PMID22873018 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Cephalometry
  • Diastema (therapy)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myofunctional Therapy
  • Occlusal Splints
  • Open Bite (complications, therapy)
  • Orthodontics, Corrective (instrumentation)

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