The Garcia Distraction Appliance: treatment of the TMD patient with an anterior open bite.
A temporomandibular joint case with an anterior open bite and a high mandibular plane angle was treated by erupting the posterior teeth after creating a posterior open bite using a Garcia Distraction Appliance and a Garcia Pivot Splint.
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Bay Area Center for Craniomandibular Disorders, Tampa, Florida, USA.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D024343:Open Bite / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012399:Rotation; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014716:Vertical Dimension