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Treatment effects of bonded spurs associated with high-pull chincup therapy in the treatment of patients with anterior open bite

2012; Elsevier BV; Volume: 142; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ajodo.2012.04.022

1097-6752

Michelle Alonso Cassis, Renato Rodrigues de Almeida, Guilherme Janson, Renata Rodrigues de Almeida‐Pedrin, Márcio Rodrigues de Almeida,

Cleft Lip and Palate Research

Introduction The aim of this prospective clinical study was to investigate the cephalometric changes produced by bonded spurs associated with high-pull chincup therapy in children with Angle Class I malocclusion and anterior open bite. Methods Thirty patients with an initial mean age of 8.14 years and a mean anterior open bite of −3.93 mm were treated with bonded spurs associated with chincup therapy for 12 months. An untreated control group of 30 subjects with an initial mean age of 8.36 years and a mean anterior open bite of −3.93 mm and the same malocclusion was followed for 12 months for comparison. Student t tests were used for intergroup comparisons. Results The treated group demonstrated a significantly greater decrease of the gonial angle, and increase in overbite, palatal tipping of the maxillary incisors, and vertical dentoalveolar development of the maxillary and mandibular incisors compared with the control group. Conclusions The association of bonded spurs with high-pull chincup therapy was efficient for the correction of the open bite in 86.7% of the patients, with a 5.23-mm (SD, ±1.69) overbite increase.