title: Treatment of lateral open bite with vertical dentoalveolar distraction osteogenesis.
abstract: The aim of this article is to describe the surgical, orthodontic, and periodontal treatment of an adult patient with a lateral open bite, anterior crowding, and gingival recession on the mandibular right lateral incisor. The lateral open bite, which resisted conventional mechanics, was successfully corrected by the combination of dento-osseous osteotomies and vertical alveolar distraction using orthodontic multibracket appliances in conjunction with nickel-titanium archwires and intermaxillary elastics. After the orthodontic treatment, the denuded root surface of the mandibular right lateral incisor was closed using a coronally advanced flap technique with platelet-rich fibrin. The results at the 2-year posttreatment follow-up were satisfactory from both the occlusal and the periodontal standpoints.
authors.affiliation: Assistant professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. Electronic address: isilaras@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Işıl
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sultan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olmez
authors.affiliation: Associate professor, Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Cemal
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Akay
authors.affiliation: Assistant professor, Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey.
authors.forename: Veli Ozgen
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aras
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000502:physiology; D001863:Bone Screws; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005337:Fibrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005889:Gingival Recession / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000601:surgery; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000601:surgery; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry; D024343:Open Bite / Q000601:surgery*; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D019857:Osteogenesis, Distraction / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D063173:Retrognathia / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000601:surgery; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D014092:Tooth Root / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003722:Dental Alloys; C040654:titanium nickelide; D009532:Nickel; D005337:Fibrin; D014025:Titanium