title: Treatment of anterior skeletal open-bite deformity.
abstract: Two patients with severe skeletal anterior open-bite have been presented. Treatment of these patients was accomplished mainly by mandibular repositioning (Case 1 by orthodontic means and Case 2 by a combination of surgery and orthodontics) and by an orthodontic change in the mandibular occlusal plane. A review and a discussion of the cause of this deformity were presented.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000473:pathology; D005145:Face / Q000196:embryology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000254:growth & development / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D010027:Osteotomy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012399:Rotation; D012690:Serial Extraction; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques