A Fresh Look at Open Bite Malocclusion with Temporary Anchorage Devices: A Case Report

Anterior open bite is one of the anomaly types that is quite difficult to treat. Tooth extraction, posterior impaction, and orthognathic surgery are among the treatment options. Additionally, whole arch distalization with miniscrews can be considered as a treatment of choice. A male patient with a 17-year-3-month chronological age was admitted with the complaint of an opening in the anterior region when his teeth close. It was decided to perform bilateral distalization with a bilateral infrazygomatic miniscrew in the upper jaw and a bilateral buccal shelf miniscrew in the lower jaw. Total treatment lasted 18 months. At the end of the treatment, an ideal overbite and overjet were obtained with a Class I relationship. Distalization treatment, which is generally expected to have an adverse effect due to the increase in the maxillo-mandibular plane angle, provided successful results in anterior open bite cases and provided ideal aesthetic and functional results.