fa Glossectomy as an adjunct to correct an open-bite malocclusion with shortened maxillary central incisor roots ارتودنسی Orthodontics پژوهشي Research A young man, 19 years of age, with the chief complaint of an anterior open bite, came for orthodontic treatment with a skeletal Class I relationship, anterior open bite, shortened maxillary incisor roots, and relative macroglossia. The malocclusion was treated by extracting the maxillary first premolars and using a fixed edgewise appliance. A partial glossectomy was performed before the orthognathic surgery with a 3-piece segmental LeFort I mandibular setback, and advancement was achieved with a reduction genioplasty. A functional and esthetic occlusion with an improved facial profile was established, and the apex of the maxillary left central incisor became slightly rounded after prolonged and significant tooth movement. Four years after treatment, there was occlusal stability of the results, and no further root shortening was observed. <hr><p> <strong>Source: </strong>American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics </p><p> <a href="http://www.ajodo.org/article/S0889-5406(13)00294-1/abstract" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-1824&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Orlando Motohiro Tanaka 10031947532846008583 10031947532846008583 Yes graduate Dentistry Program in Orthodontics, School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Odilon Guariza-Filho 10031947532846008584 10031947532846008584 No graduate Dentistry Program in Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil João Luiz Carlini 10031947532846008585 10031947532846008585 No Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Dauro Douglas Oliveira 10031947532846008586 10031947532846008586 No Department of Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil Matheus Mello Pithon 10031947532846008587 10031947532846008587 No Department of Orthodontics, Southwest Bahia State University, Jequié, Bahia, Brazil Elisa Souza Camargo 10031947532846008588 10031947532846008588 No graduate Dentistry Program in Orthodontics, Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil