A Study of the Dental and Skeletal Features of the Anterior Open Bite in Permanent Occlusion in Syrian population in median region


Abstract in English

The aim of This study was to identify the skeletal and dentoalveolar components in Syrian adult subjects whom have an anterior open bite by comparison with the normal occlusion subjects. This study showed elongation of upper and lower incisors, of upper molar height and increasing of anterior facial increasing height (P<0.05) in anterior open bite group compared with natural occlusion group .

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