Open-Bite Malocclusion : Treatment and Stability

 Content: List of Contributors  Foreword  Angelos Metaxas  Foreword  Greg Huang  Acknowledgments  1 Etiology of open-bite malocclusion  Karina Freitas and Rodrigo Cancado  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 Fabricio 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 Fabricio 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  Sergio 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  References  Index