Open-Bite Malocclusion: Treatment and Stability > 치과(원서)

1 Etiology of open-bite malocclusion

Karina Freitas and Rodrigo Cançado

Environmental factors

Deleterious habits

Pacifier and thumb-sucking 

Anterior tongue posture and tongue thrust 

Mouth breathing 

Upper respiratory obstacles 

Lower respiratory obstacles

Traumatisms

Genetic factors

Growth pattern

Pathologies

Craniofacial anomalies

References 

2 Open-bite treatment in the deciduous and mixed dentitions

Guilherme Janson and Fabrício Valarelli

Overbite measurement

Treatment in the deciduous dentition

Treatment in the mixed dentition

Open bite associated with different types of malocclusions

Open-bite and Class I malocclusions

Open bite associated to Class II and III malocclusions 

Open-bite and Class II malocclusions

Open-bite and Class III malocclusions 

Treatment stability in the deciduous and mixed dentitions

References

3 Open-bite treatment in the permanent dentition

Guilherme Janson and Fabrício Valarelli

Differential diagnosis

Open-bite nonextraction treatment

Usual clinical procedures

Additional procedures during treatment to aid in open-bite closure

Mesial angulation of the attachments

Association of tongue crib or spurs during treatment

Reversing and accentuating the curve of spee

Clinical cases

Class I malocclusions

Class II malocclusions

Class III malocclusions

Stability of nonextraction open-bite treatment

Open-bite treatment with extractions

Clinical cases

Class I malocclusions

Class II malocclusions

Stability of extraction open-bite treatment

Stability of extraction versus nonextraction open-bite treatment

Treatment of open bite with occlusal adjustment

Clinical procedure

Patient selection

Cephalometric changes expected with the procedure

Functional occlusion changes

Dentinal sensitivity

Clinical considerations

Stability of open-bite treatment with occlusal adjustment

Open-bite treatment and root resorption

Clinical implications

References

4 Open-bite correction with posterior teeth intrusion

Sérgio Barros and Daniela Garib

Introduction

Types of skeletal anchorage for open-bite correction

Skeletal anchorage positioning for molar intrusion

Molar intrusion mechanics with skeletal anchorage

Dentoskeletal effects of molar intrusion for open-bite closure

Open-bite correction with skeletal anchorage, conventional mechanics, and orthognathic surgery: a critical analysis

Clinical cases

Stability of anterior open-bite treatment by posterior teeth intrusion

Clinical cases

References

5 Orthodontic-surgical treatment of anterior open bite

Eduardo Sant’ana, Marcos Janson, and Roberto Bombonatti

Combined orthodontic-surgical treatment of skeletal anterior open bite

Orthodontic-surgical preparation to correct skeletal anterior open bite

Diagnosis of skeletal anterior open bite

Stages of combined orthodontic-surgical treatment

Treatment planning

Orthodontic treatment

Presurgical impression and revaluation of dental positioning

Presurgical records and definite treatment planning

Plaster model surgery and construction of an intermediary splint

Orthognathic surgery

Bracket rebonding, finishing procedures, and appliance removal

Retention and final records

Stability of orthodontic-surgical anterior open-bite correction