Long-term stability of an adult Class III open-bite malocclusion treated with multiloop edgewise archwire
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Multiloop edgewise archwire in the treatment of a patient with an anterior open bite and a long face.
An adolescent girl with an Angle Class III malocclusion, excessive lower facial height, and anterior open bite sought nonsurgical treatment. She was treated with a multiloop edgewise archwire (MEAW). In association with a chincup, MEAW mechanics allowed the successful correction of the anterior open bite and the molar relationship, without major alterations of the patient's profile. Combined or...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Dental Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1991-7902
DOI: 10.1016/s1991-7902(09)60020-9