title: An American Board of Orthodontics case report: the orthodontic-surgical correction of a Class II malocclusion with anterior open bite.
abstract: This is the case report of a 39-year-old woman who presented with a skeletal Class II malocclusion, anterior open bite, and chronic temporomandibular disorder. Small maxillary lateral incisors and moderate mandibular anterior crowding led to the treatment plan, which involved extraction of a mandibular incisor. A combined orthodontic-surgical treatment plan resulted in greatly improved occlusal function and in a reduction of the patient's temporomandibular disorder symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75237, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Glenn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010027:Osteotomy; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D014081:Tooth Extraction