title: Multidisciplinary correction of anterior open bite relapse and upper airway obstruction.
abstract: A 27-year-old man presented an anterior open bite relapse. He had low tongue posture positioned anteriorly at rest and during swallowing and reported chronic difficulty in nose breathing. Head cone-beam computed tomography revealed nasal septum deviation, right turbinate hypertrophy, and left maxillary sinus congestion, which were thought to contribute to the breathing problem, encourage the improper tongue posture, and thereby cause the relapse. Multidisciplinary treatment involving an otorhinolaryngologist, an orthodontist, and a periodontist resolved the upper airway obstruction and corrected the malocclusion. The follow-up examination after 3 years 5 months demonstrated stable results.
authors: Neuroscience Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors: Antonio
authors: A
authors: Gracco
authors: Private Practice, Padova, Italy.
authors: Alessandro
authors: A
authors: Perri
authors: Postgraduate School of Orthodontics, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Siviero
authors: Department of Orthodontics, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors: Giulio Alessandri
authors: GA
authors: Bonetti
authors: Neuroscience Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Cocilovo
authors: Neuroscience Department, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
authors: Edoardo
authors: E
authors: Stellini
keywords: Airway; Anterior open bite; Relapse