The Surgıcal-Orthodontıc Correctıon Of Skeletal Class Iıı Open Bıte (Case Report)

Abstract

Surgical orthodontic correction of skeletal class III open bite malocclusion in 19 years old girl has been presented. Body step osteotomy-ostectomy tecnique was the surgical treatment of choise to achieve both superior and posterior movement of anterior part of the mandible without any loss of sensation of lower lip.

Keywords

• body
• step osteotomy-ostectomy
• mandible