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A Modified Kim’s Approach Of Correcting Openbite In Different Skeletal Bases –A Case Series

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Dr. Swethha V K, Dr. Deenadayalan Purushothaman, Dr. Akshay Tandon, Dr. Nidhi Angrish, Dr. Reshma Mohan, Dr. Deepak Chandrasekharan
» doi: 10.33472/AFJBS.6.4.2024.947-956

Abstract

Anterior open bite is as a condition , characterized by lack of overlap of the maxillary incisor on the incisal third of the lower incisor crown when the posterior teeth are brought into complete occlusion. The diagnosis , treatment planning and retention protocols are complex owing to the etiology of the malocclusion.Based on the age of development , treatment of anterior open bite can either be interceptive or corrective.In patients whose growth has ceased the correction entails either anterior extrusion or posterior intrusion, or a combination of both. Kim had described a method of using multiloop edgewise archwire for posterior intrusion. This article presents two case reports involving two different skeletal bases , that were successfully treated with an innovative methods of open bite correction – The Kim’s mechanics ,modified with anterior triangular elastics.

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