Purpose: To investigate the relation between temporomandibular joint (TMJ), pain and anterior open bite versus TMJ structional changes Materials and Methods: Sixty-four patients, 18 men and 46 female, with TMJ involvement of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were included. 20 healthy patients were included as controls. A clinical examination performed regarding TMJ pain, tenderness to palpation and the...

OBJECTIVE To review the currently available treatment options of anterior open bite. METHODS Search all major dental journals and literature on treatment and management of anterior open bite. Medline search (1960-2006). Literature and data on treatment and management of anterior open bite with keywords 'open bite', 'anterior open bite', 'orthodontic treatment', 'long face', 'vertical dentoalv...

This case report presents the treatment of a patient with skeletal Cl II malocclusion and anterior open-bite who was treated with zygomatic miniplates through the intrusion of maxillary posterior teeth. A 16-year-old female patient with a chief complaint of anterior open-bite had a symmetric face, incompetent lips, convex profile, retrusive lower lip and chin. Intraoral examination showed that ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate treatment results and long-term stability of anterior open bite malocclusion and to identify predictive factors for both treatment results and their stability. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING AND SAMPLE POPULATION The Department of Orthodontics and Oral Biology at the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands. Fifty-two patients with an anterior ...

Skeletal open bite is a complex and multifactorial anomaly. There are many reasons for the occurrence of open bite, including skeletal abnormal growth pattern; dental, respiratory, neurologic, and habitual factors; and tongue posture and function. Anterior open bite is one of the most difficult problems to treat in orthodontics. Various treatment modalities for the correction of an anterior ope...

The anterior open bite (AOB) and posterior cross bite are the most frequent malocclusions associated with prolonged sucking habits. This clinical case illustrates and discusses the use of a Haas-type palatal expander for stopping a thumb sucking habit. The improvement in closing the open bite with discontinuation of the habit was observed. But with the return of the habit and lack of cooperatio...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare electromyographic data of two groups of patients (open and deep skeletal bite) before and after surgical orthodontic treatment. METHODS All patients who underwent orthognathic surgery at the Department of Orthodontics (University of Milan) were subjected to periodic electromyographic evaluation of the masticatory muscles (masseter and anterior t...