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Treatment of a Class II division 1 anterior open bite malocclusion. 2001

H B Ong
Department of Preventive Dentistry, National University Hospital, Singapore.

A case report of an 11-year-old Caucasian female who presented with a Class II div I anterior open bite malocclusion. Overjet is 6 mm and the anterior open bite 2 mm. There was a history of digit sucking till she was eight years old. She was successfully treated by non-extraction with pre-adjusted Edgewise appliances and high-pull headgear for a period of 27 months.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008312 Malocclusion, Angle Class II Malocclusion in which the mandible is posterior to the maxilla as reflected by the relationship of the first permanent molar (distoclusion). Angle Class II,Angle Class II, Division 1,Angle Class II, Division 2,Class II Malocclusion, Division 1,Class II Malocclusion, Division 2,Malocclusion, Angle Class II, Division 1,Malocclusion, Angle Class II, Division 2,Class II, Angle
D009971 Orthodontics, Corrective The phase of orthodontics concerned with the correction of malocclusion with proper appliances and prevention of its sequelae (Jablonski's Illus. Dictionary of Dentistry). Corrective Orthodontics
D002508 Cephalometry The measurement of the dimensions of the HEAD. Craniometry
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D005115 Extraoral Traction Appliances Extraoral devices for applying force to the dentition in order to avoid some of the problems in anchorage control met with in intermaxillary traction and to apply force in directions not otherwise possible. Chincap, Orthodontic,Face Bow, Orthodontic,Headgear, Orthodontic,Appliance, Extraoral Traction,Appliances, Extraoral Traction,Bow, Orthodontic Face,Bows, Orthodontic Face,Chincaps, Orthodontic,Extraoral Traction Appliance,Face Bows, Orthodontic,Headgears, Orthodontic,Orthodontic Chincap,Orthodontic Chincaps,Orthodontic Face Bow,Orthodontic Face Bows,Orthodontic Headgear,Orthodontic Headgears,Traction Appliance, Extraoral,Traction Appliances, Extraoral
D005260 Female Females
D005386 Fingersucking Sucking of the finger. This is one of the most common manipulations of the body found in young children. Thumbsucking,Finger Sucking,Thumb Sucking,Sucking, Finger,Sucking, Thumb
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D024343 Open Bite A condition in which certain opposing teeth fail to establish occlusal contact when the jaws are closed. Apertognathia,Nonocclusion,Openbite,Bite, Open

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