Miniplates anchorage on open-bite treatment

Adilson Luiz RAMOS, Sabrina Elisa ZANGE, Hélio Hissashi TERADA, Fernando Toshihiro HOSHINA

Objective: The case report presented describes an orthodontic treatment supported by miniplates of an adult female patient who presented severe anterior openbite, clockwise rotation of the mandible, biprotrusion and the absence of labial sealing. After extraction of first molars and maxillary and mandibulary dental retraction, associated with vertical control provided by the miniplates, the anterior openbite was corrected with a little anti-clockwise rotation, resulting in a significant improve on facial appearance. Objective: This case report confirms the efficiency of titanic miniplates as temporary anchorage, especially in situations where great corrections are needed, involving a vertical problem.

Keywords: Miniplates. Anchorage. Molar extraction. Open bite. Biprotrusion.

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