title: Class I malocclusion with severe open bite skeletal pattern treatment.
abstract: A case report of a Class I malocclusion with a severe skeletal open bite, excessive overjet, a high mandibular plane angle, and a forward maxillary rotation is presented. Treatment has eliminated the causative factors (i.e., mouth breathing, enamel hypoplasia of the first molars, and abnormal tongue posture and function). A normal growth pattern has been restored, ensuring a good and stable orthodontic result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, II School of Medicine and Dentistry, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martina
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laino
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michelotti
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009058:Mouth Breathing / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology; D014081:Tooth Extraction