title: Treatment of an adult with a severe anterior open bite and mutilated malocclusion without orthognathic surgery.
abstract: A case report of a 19-year, 7-month-old young woman who had an Angle Class I mutilated malocclusion, characterized by a skeletal/dental anterior open bite, crowding, thumb-sucking habit, and bimaxillary dental protrusion is presented. A nonsurgical approach was used to obtain significant improvement in occlusion and in facial esthetics. [This case report was presented to the American Board of Orthodontics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the certification process conducted by the Board.]
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008311:Malocclusion, Angle Class I / Q000628:therapy*; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014081:Tooth Extraction; D014716:Vertical Dimension