title: A posterior open bite.
abstract: A case of bilateral posterior open bite, treated using the 'straight wire' appliance, is reported. The diagnostic problems, associated with this type of malocclusion, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Orthodontic Department, Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Nashed
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holmes
mesh_terms: D000202:Activator Appliances; D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000628:therapy*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D014078:Tooth Eruption