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Combining Functional and Fixed Appliances to Improve Results in Open Bite Treatment

Published by: The American Association for Functional Orthodontics

Open bite is one of the most challenging malocclusions and its treatment must aim to improve occlusion and muscular function in the masticatory system, producing a satisfactory and stable result. This clinical report presents a patient with an open bite in mixed dentition associated with a Class II, division 1 malocclusion and a posterior unilateral crossbite. By combining functional and fixed appliances, the open bite was closed, a good occlusion was reinstated and muscular activity was improved in a simpler way.

Author: Dr. German O.Ramirez-Yañez

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