Korean J Orthod.  2004 Feb;34(1):13-21.

A study on the treatment of anterior open bite with midpalatal miniscrews

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Orthodontics, Institute of Oral Health Science, Samsung Medical Center, College of Medicine, Sungkyunkawn University, Korea. kaustin@smc.samsung.co.kr

Abstract

Recently several techniques have been reported for the treatment of anterior open bite in adults characterized by molar intrusion with skeletal anchorage. In this study, five adult patients who had anterior open bite malocclusion were selected to undergo upper molar intrusion with midpalatal miniscrew to close the open bite. The aim of this study is (1) to validate true intrusion of molars in adults (2) to test the usefullness of midpalatal miniscrews as anchorage for intruding upper molars (3) to evaluate the skeletal and dental changes of open bite closure. The results are as follows. (1) All had true intrusion of the maxillary molars. Mean amount of molar intrusion was 3.4mm(range 1.5-5mm). (2) No movement of midpalatal miniscrew occurred during their use. (3) Open bite closure was achieved for all 5 patients. The mandible closed and B-point rotated anteriorly and upward. The mandibular plane angle and the occlusal plane angle decreased.

Keyword

Midpalatal miniscrew; Anterior open bite; Molar intrusion

MeSH Terms

Adult
Dental Occlusion
Humans
Malocclusion
Mandible
Molar
Open Bite*
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