title: Anterior open bite treated with myofunctional therapy and palatal crib.
abstract: This case report demonstrates the treatment effects of palatal crib combined with the myofunctional therapy in a child with anterior open bite (AOB) due to thumb sucking and habitual anterior and low tongue position. The patient, an 11-year-old boy, had an anterior open bite and flared and spaced upper and lower incisors. Palatal cribs in conjunction with myofunctional therapy were used to discourage sucking habit and to adapt normal tongue position. Successful correction of the AOB with adequate overjet and overbite were achieved with total treatment time of 7 months. The importance of myofunctional therapy in adopting normal tongue position and in maintaining the stability of open bite correction is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthodontics, Department of Pediatric Dentristy and Orthodontics, Department of Pediatric Dentristry and Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  masiry@gmail.com
authors.forename: Moshabab A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Asiry
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003970:Diastema / Q000628:therapy; D005386:Fingersucking / Q000628:therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D020247:Myofunctional Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional; D014061:Tongue Habits / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Anterior open bite; Myofunctional therapy; Palatal crib