Nonsurgical treatment of the patient with vertical discrepancy.
Conventional orthodontic treatment of the patient who has excessive anterior facial height is difficult. Many times, the patient is presented only a surgical-orthodontic option. However, some "orthodontics only" options are available. These options can generally give the patient acceptable facial balance and a good functional occlusion. The two keys are differential diagnosis and a carefully monitored force system. Conventional treatment of two patients with high angle facial dimension will illustrate these concepts.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003765:Models, Dental; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods; D014716:Vertical Dimension