Diagnosis and treatment of open bite malocclusion challenges pediatric dentists who attempt to intercept this malocclusion at an early age. This article updates clinicians on the causes and cures of anterior open bite based on clinical data. Patients with open bite malocclusion can be diagnosed clinically and cephalometrically, however, diagnosis should be viewed in the context of the skeletal ...

Instability of the dental, skeletal and soft tissues is one of the most frequently associated problems with orthodontic correction of Class II division 1 malocclusion. Objective: To evaluate the stability of post-retention changes in skeletal type II orthodontic patients with Class II Division 1 malocclusion. Materials and Methods: Analysis of cephalometric films was performed for 29 patients w...

This study examined the association between occlusion and craniofacial morphology using univariate and multivariate statistical methods. Data were obtained from study casts and lateral cephalometric radiographs of 164 children in the early permanent dentition. The following multiple features of occlusion were assessed: molar relation, overjet, overbite, and anterior crowding. Angular skeletal m...

OBJECTIVE To identify the skeletal, dentoalveolar, and soft tissue changes that occur during Class II correction with the Cantilever Bite Jumper (CBJ). MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective cephalometric study was conducted on 26 subjects with Class II division 1 malocclusion treated with the CBJ appliance. A comparison was made with 26 untreated subjects with Class II malocclusion. Lateral ...

OBJECTIVE To compare lower incisor dentoalveolar compensation and mandible symphysis morphology among Class I and Class III malocclusion patients with different facial vertical skeletal patterns. MATERIALS AND METHODS Lower incisor extrusion and inclination, as well as buccal (LA) and lingual (LP) cortex depth, and mandibular symphysis height (LH) were measured in 107 lateral cephalometric x-...

The aims of this study were to classify normal occlusion samples into specific skeletal types and to analyze the dentoalveolar compensation in a normal occlusion in order to provide the clinically applicable differential diagnostic criteria for an individual malocclusion patient. Lateral cephalograms of 294 normal occlusion samples, who were selected from 15,836 adults through a community denta...

Introduction: An interaction can be seen between respiratory function and the maxillary growth pattern. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess compare pharyngeal airway width of individuals with different patterns in skeletal class I malocclusion. Materials Method: Analytical cross-sectional done total 60 cephalometric radiographs malocclusion pattern selected through convenience samplin...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate transverse skeletal and dental changes, including those in the buccolingual dental axis, between patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion and facial asymmetry after bilateral intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy with and without presurgical orthodontic treatment. METHODS This retrospective study included 29 patients with skeletal Class III malocclusion and facial asym...

OBJECTIVE To compare different craniofacial patterns with pharyngeal widths. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analytical study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Orthodontic Clinic at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from June 2002 to June 2010. METHODOLOGY Data were collected using pre-treatment records including orthodontic files and pre-treatment lateral cephalographs of 360 orthodonti...

PURPOSE To evaluate vertical stability after combined orthodontic surgical treatment of skeletal anterior open-bite malocclusion. MATERIALS AND METHODS A literature search was performed to locate studies pertaining to vertical stability after combined orthodontic surgical treatment of skeletal anterior open-bite malocclusion. Data from the identified studies were extracted and assessed for qu...