MOLAR EXTRACTION IN SEVERE OPEN BITE TREATMENT.

Treatment of anterior open bite in adults is a great challenge to the orthodontist. When the open bite is skeletal, it increases the difficulty of its correction and stability of the results at the end of treatment. Surgical-orthodontic treatment may be an option for the correction of this malocclusion, although many patients refuse this treatment option and prefer the compensatory treatment. This work aims to report a case of severe open bite, treated with orthodontic compensation, extraction of four first molars and use of anterior intermaxillary elastics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]