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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · European Journal of General Dentistry 2018; 7(01): 19-24
DOI: 10.4103/ejgd.ejgd_102_17
Case Report

Open bite, root resorptions, midline deviation, and bilateral crossbite malocclusion

Oscar Mario Antelo
1   Department of Orthodontics, Universidad Intercontinental, Cidade de México, México
2   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, School of Life Sciences, Curitiba, Brazil
,
Thiago Martins Meira
2   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, School of Life Sciences, Curitiba, Brazil
,
Laís Cristina Giacobbo
2   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, School of Life Sciences, Curitiba, Brazil
,
Ariel Adriano Reyes Pacheco
2   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, School of Life Sciences, Curitiba, Brazil
3   Pontifícia Universidad Católica Madre and Maestra, RSTA, School of Stomatology, MO, USA
,
Orlando Motohiro Tanaka
2   Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, School of Life Sciences, Curitiba, Brazil
4   Fellow in The Center for Advanced Dental Education at SLU, MO, USA
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Abstract

There has been a progressive increase in demand for orthodontic treatment for adult patients. A 40-year-old female came to the orthodontic clinic complaining of overcrowding and midline deviation. Clinical examination showed facial asymmetry and midline deviation due to the extraction of the maxillary and mandibular first premolars of the right side. A periapical radiograph showed a severe root resorption in the maxillary central and lateral incisors. The treatment objectives were to correct the midline deviation, close the open bite, correct the bilateral posterior crossbite, and obtain a Class I relationship for the molars and canines on both sides. This case report shows a treatment approach that was effective in correcting all problems of malocclusion that the adult patient presented. The treatment results have established a new functional and stable occlusion with improvement of facial esthetics, and the roots were no shorter than before treatment.

Keywords

Midline - openbite - orthodontics - short root

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01 November 2021

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