Case Report

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

10.13076/1300-3550-10-2-227

  • Erdal Erdem
  • Nihat Tuncer
  • Hatice Gökalp

Turk J Orthod 1997;10(2):227-233

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