title: Anterior open bite correction using bite block: a case report.
abstract: Several etiological factors that result in dental and/or skeletal alterations make the open bite a type of malocclusion with several treatment alternatives. Corrective fixed orthodontics in conjunction with mechanical or functional orthopedics is a routine approach in correcting this problem. However, orthosurgical treatment must never be discarded for cases with skeletal involvement. This article describes a clinical case which, despite involving skeletal aspects, was treated satisfactorily using a passive bite-block appliance in conjunction with corrective fixed orthodontics.
authors.affiliation: São Paulo University, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roger Teixeira Gazinelli
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: de Barros
authors.forename: Paulo Pelucio
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Câmara
authors.forename: Antônio Carlos
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Aloise
authors.forename: Danilo Furquim
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Siqueira
authors.forename: Luiz Renato
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Paranhos
authors.forename: Fernando César
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002508:Cephalometry; D003970:Diastema / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020247:Myofunctional Therapy; D017090:Occlusal Splints; D024343:Open Bite / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000295:instrumentation*