Open-bite treatment utilizing clear removable appliances with intermaxillary and intramaxillary elastics.
Clear removable appliances with elastics can be effective and efficient in extruding maxillary teeth during aligner treatment or following a relapse of an open bite. Some patients with open bites refuse to wear conventional fixed appliances. In these individuals, clear aligners with elastics could be a valuable alternative.
Park
Jae Hyun
JH
Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health, Mesa, AZ 85206, USA. JPark@atsu.edu
Kim
Tae Weon
TW
D020724:Elastomers; D006801:Humans; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable; D050793:Orthodontic Extrusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012008:Recurrence; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D020724:Elastomers