Open–Bite Malocclusion – Treatment and Stability

<p>List of Contributors</p>
<p>Foreword</p>
<p>Angelos Metaxas</p>
<p>Foreword</p>
<p>Greg Huang</p>
<p>Acknowledgments</p>
<p>1 Etiology of open–bite malocclusion</p>
<p>Karina Freitas and Rodrigo Can&ccedil;ado</p>
<p>Environmental factors</p>
<p>Deleterious habits</p>
<p>Pacifier and thumb–sucking&nbsp;</p>
<p>Anterior tongue posture and tongue thrust&nbsp;</p>
<p>Mouth breathing&nbsp;</p>
<p>Upper respiratory obstacles&nbsp;</p>
<p>Lower respiratory obstacles</p>
<p>Traumatisms</p>
<p>Genetic factors</p>
<p>Growth pattern</p>
<p>Pathologies</p>
<p>Craniofacial anomalies</p>
<p>References&nbsp;</p>
<p>2 Open–bite treatment in the deciduous and mixed dentitions</p>
<p>Guilherme Janson and Fabr&iacute;cio Valarelli</p>
<p>Overbite measurement</p>
<p>Treatment in the deciduous dentition</p>
<p>Treatment in the mixed dentition</p>
<p>Open bite associated with different types of malocclusions</p>
<p>Open–bite and Class I malocclusions</p>
<p>Open bite associated to Class II and III malocclusions&nbsp;</p>
<p>Open–bite and Class II malocclusions</p>
<p>Open–bite and Class III malocclusions&nbsp;</p>
<p>Treatment stability in the deciduous and mixed dentitions</p>
<p>References</p>
<p>3 Open–bite treatment in the permanent dentition</p>
<p>Guilherme Janson and Fabr&iacute;cio Valarelli</p>
<p>Differential diagnosis</p>
<p>Open–bite nonextraction treatment</p>
<p>Usual clinical procedures</p>
<p>Additional procedures during treatment to aid in open–bite closure</p>
<p>Mesial angulation of the attachments</p>
<p>Association of tongue crib or spurs during treatment</p>
<p>Reversing and accentuating the curve of spee</p>
<p>Clinical cases</p>
<p>Class I malocclusions</p>
<p>Class II malocclusions</p>
<p>Class III malocclusions</p>
<p>Stability of nonextraction open–bite treatment</p>
<p>Open–bite treatment with extractions</p>
<p>Clinical cases</p>
<p>Class I malocclusions</p>
<p>Class II malocclusions</p>
<p>Stability of extraction open–bite treatment</p>
<p>Stability of extraction versus nonextraction open–bite treatment</p>
<p>Treatment of open bite with occlusal adjustment</p>
<p>Clinical procedure</p>
<p>Patient selection</p>
<p>Cephalometric changes expected with the procedure</p>
<p>Functional occlusion changes</p>
<p>Dentinal sensitivity</p>
<p>Clinical considerations</p>
<p>Stability of open–bite treatment with occlusal adjustment</p>
<p>Open–bite treatment and root resorption</p>
<p>Clinical implications</p>
<p>References</p>
<p>4 Open–bite correction with posterior teeth intrusion</p>
<p>S&eacute;rgio Barros and Daniela Garib</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>Types of skeletal anchorage for open–bite correction</p>
<p>Skeletal anchorage positioning for molar intrusion</p>
<p>Molar intrusion mechanics with skeletal anchorage</p>
<p>Dentoskeletal effects of molar intrusion for open–bite closure</p>
<p>Open–bite correction with skeletal anchorage, conventional mechanics, and orthognathic surgery: a critical analysis</p>
<p>Clinical cases</p>
<p>Stability of anterior open–bite treatment by posterior teeth intrusion</p>
<p>Clinical cases</p>
<p>References</p>
<p>5 Orthodontic–surgical treatment of anterior open bite</p>
<p>Eduardo Sant ana, Marcos Janson, and Roberto Bombonatti</p>
<p>Combined orthodontic–surgical treatment of skeletal anterior open bite</p>
<p>Orthodontic–surgical preparation to correct skeletal anterior open bite</p>
<p>Diagnosis of skeletal anterior open bite</p>
<p>Stages of combined orthodontic–surgical treatment</p>
<p>Treatment planning</p>
<p>Orthodontic treatment</p>
<p>Presurgical impression and revaluation of dental positioning</p>
<p>Presurgical records and definite treatment planning</p>
<p>Plaster model surgery and construction of an intermediary splint</p>
<p>Orthognathic surgery</p>
<p>Bracket rebonding, finishing procedures, and appliance removal</p>
<p>Retention and final records</p>
<p>Stability of orthodontic–surgical anterior open–bite correction</p>
<p>References</p>
<p>Index</p>