Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3117418 | American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
An adolescent boy with an Angle Class II Division 1 malocclusion had a hyperdivergent growth pattern with an excessive lower facial height and an anterior open bite. Combined orthodontic and surgical treatment should be considered for patients with a skeletal anterior open-bite malocclusion. For patients who do not want surgery, however, a 0.022 × 0.028-in nontorqued, nonangulated fixed appliance with a chincup as adjunct therapy is an alternative that can have excellent results. The final outcome of this treatment were great improvements in function, esthetics, and posttreatment stability after 8 years.
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Authors
Vladimir Cerci, Bruno Bochnia Cerci, Thiago Martins Meira, Daniel Xavier Cerci, Orlando Motohiro Tanaka,