title: Severe anterior open-bite malocclusion.
abstract: This case report describes the treatment of a severe anterior open bite, Class II malocclusion with a history of dummy sucking. The 9-year-old girl presented with a significant anteroposterior and vertical discrepancy. Her face was convex with procumbent lips. She had an anterior open bite of 9 mm, an overjet of 8 mm, and a transverse maxillary deficiency. In consultation with the parents and patient, a nonsurgical therapy was elected, with the goals of reducing protrusion and closing the anterior open bite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. juliocalneto@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Julio Pedra e
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cal-Neto
authors.forename: Cátia C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Quintão
authors.forename: Luciane Macedo
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Menezes
authors.forename: Marco Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008312:Malocclusion, Angle Class II / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D024343:Open Bite / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers; D010155:Palatal Expansion Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012690:Serial Extraction; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques