Nonsurgical treatment and stability of an adult with a severe anterior open-bite malocclusion

• Main Authors: Aldo Otazú Cambiano (Author), Guilherme Janson (Author), Diego Coelho Lorenzoni (Author), Daniela Gamba Garib (Author), Dino Torres Dávalos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

OBJECTIVES: A skeletal anterior open-bite is a challenging malocclusion for the orthodontist due to the difficulty and instability of correction. Treatment options for the adult patient include extractions, anterior extrusion with intermaxillary elastics, posterior intrusion using skeletal anchorage...