Correction of open bite by mandibular surgery.
Open bite, when it is accompanied by vertical facial skeletal excess, cannot be treated by orthodontics alone. Two surgical procedures for the correction of mandibular malocclusion are presented. Results of follow-up investigations are discussed.
Lugstein
A
A
University School of Dental and Maxillofacial Medicine, Graz, Austria.
Mossbock
R
R
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy; D011378:Prognathism / Q000601:surgery; D014716:Vertical Dimension