“The Cephalometrıc Evaluatıon Of Fıxed Habıt Breaker Applıcatıon In Mıxed Dentıtıon Openbıte Cases”

Abstract

In this research, the effect of crib therapy on the treatment of openbite cases was investigated. The lateral head cephalometric films of 16 cases, 8 girls and 8 boys were used in the study. The average age was 9 at the begining of the treatment. The duration of treatment was one year. As a result maxillary and mandibular incisor extrusion, mandibular molar intrusion and counter clockwise mandibular rotation were found significantly.

Keywords

• crib therapy
• anterior openbite