Estabilidade do tratamento da mordida aberta com ajuste oclusal / Stability of open bite treatment with occlusal adjustment

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

The objective of this study was to evaluate the cephalometric and clinical longterm stability of anterior open bite treatment with occlusal adjustment, as well as the dentinal sensitivity caused by this procedure in the long-term. The sample consisted of 17 patients among more than 4,000 treated in Graduating Program (Latu and Strictu sensu) of the Orthodontics Discipline at Bauru Dental School - USP, with open bite and who were previously treated and that presented a relapse of the negative vertical overbite (mean of -1.06mm) and were retreated with occlusal adjustment technique. The cephalometric changes were evaluated in lateral headfilms obtained from each patient before and after the occlusal adjustment procedure, and in the long-term (mean of 3,4 years after occlusal adjustment). Concurrently, dentinal sensitivity was also evaluated before, after 1.35 and 4.61 months of the occlusal adjustment and in the long-term (3,4 years after adjustment). Results demonstrated that some of the alterations obtained with the occlusal adjustment, such as the decrease of lower anterior face height (LAFH) and posterior molar height (PMH) and the increase of the overbite, presented a significant relapse in the long-term. However, most of the changes obtained with treatment remained stable in the long-term. Patients younger than 21 years-old showed the same long-term behaviour than the whole sample. Therefore, patients aging 21 years or older presented stability of the overbite, despite they also presented a relapse of LAFH and PMH in the long-term. There was correlation of open bite relapse with the LAFH relapse and with the retrusion of the lower lip in the long-term. There was significant difference of dentinal sensitivity to mastication, heat, cold and percussion among the stages before and 1,35 months after occlusal adjustment, but 4,61 months after, sensitivity returned to normal levels exhibited previous to adjustment, and this remained stable in the long-term. In spite of the statistically significant relapse of anterior open bite.

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occlusal adjustment cefalometria mordida aberta (tratamento) open bite ajuste oclusal cephalometry

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