title: Severe Anterior Open Bite during Mixed Dentition Treated with Palatal Spurs.
abstract: Deleterious oral habits, such as non-nutritive sucking or tongue thrusting, if not intercepted at an early stage can cause complex malocclusions. This manuscript describes a clinical case report of a successful interception of a severe anterior dental open bite caused by thumb sucking and tongue thrusting habits. The case involved a six-year-old female patient treated with the use of palatal spurs and maxillary removable crib followed by monitoring the development of dental occlusion. At the end of the interceptive phase acceptable results were achieved, showing the efficacy of the treatment undertaken as well the importance of an early intervention to remove harmful oral habits.
authors.forename: Mauro Henrique Andrade
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Telma Martins
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: de Araújo
authors.forename: Andre Wilson
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005386:Fingersucking / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D024343:Open Bite / Q000628:therapy*; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014061:Tongue Habits / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Finger sucking; interceptive orthodontics; open bite