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Corticotomy For Correction Of Skeletal Anterior Open Bite Using Miniplates As Skeletal Anchorage (A Clinical And Cone Beam Comparative Study), Maha Mohamed, Ahmed Salama, Tarek Marei, Hatem Alahmady, Farouk Hussain

Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry

Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of corticotomy and miniplates’ usage as skeletal anchorage for maxillary molars’ intrusion during correction of skeletal anterior open bite (SAOB). Patients, materials and methods:A sample of 22 patients with an age range from 14 to 22 years, suffering from skeletal anterior open bite with increased posterior maxillary vertical height. The participants were randomly divided into two groups according to the corticotomy approach. Group I: both buccal and palatal corticotomies were performed. Group II: only buccal corticotomy was performed. Buccal miniplates and palatal mini-screws were used as skeletal anchorage for maxillary molars’ …