Nonsurgical treatment for a severe anterior and lateral open bite and multiple congenitally missing teeth: a case report with 4-year follow-up

Ana Paula Abdo QUINTÃO, Livia Kelly Ferraz NUNES, Renato Barcellos RÉDUA, Ione Helena Portela BRUNHARO, Catia Cardoso Abdo QUINTÃO

This case report describes the treatment of a severe anterior and lateral open bite combined with multiple congenitally missing teeth. A 10-year-old girl presented with an open gonial angle, absence of lip sealing, and soft tissue pogonion retrusion. She had an open bite of 8.5 mm, agenesis of the upper right and left lateral incisors and the upper left first premolar, and transverse maxillary deficiency. Nonsurgical treatment was planned aiming at controlling the vertical pattern, establishing the correct overbite, and closing the spaces on the upper arch, to provide satisfactory occlusion and facial and dental esthetics.

Keywords: Open bite. Anodontia. Orthodontic appliances.

How to cite: Quintão APA, Nunes LKF, Rédua RB, Brunharo IHP, Quintão CCA. Nonsurgical treatment for a severe anterior and lateral open bite and multiple congenitally missing teeth: a case report with 4-year follow-up. Dental Press J Orthod. 2017 Nov-Dec;22(6):74-85. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.22.6.074-085.oar

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