Correction of skeletal class II severe open bite with temporomandibular joint disorder treated by miniscrew anchorage and molar extraction: a case report

Abstract Background Little information is available on the treatment of open bite with temporomandibular joint disorder by intrusion of molars using miniscrews. Case presentation This case report describes a 42-year-old Japanese woman with a skeletal class II severe anterior open bite and temporoman...

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Main Authors: Masato Kaku, Taeko Yamamoto, Yuka Yashima, Jin Izumino, Haruka Kagawa, Kazutaka Ikeda, Kotaro Tanimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
TMD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2132-6