title: Advanced periodontal disease and development of anterior open bite. A case report.
abstract: Severe anterior open bite in adults is often both functionally and esthetically unacceptable. The treatment usually consists of a combined orthodontic and surgical correction. The stability of open bite treatment results is often poor. The case presented is of marked anterior open bite in a previously normal bite patient with advanced periodontal disease. An etiology for the development of this condition is suggested and a successful treatment described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284-7819.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zubery
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Machtei
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy