SynthesisEuropean journal of orthodontics2016
Effectiveness of the open bite treatment in growing children and adolescents. A systematic review.
Synthesis in European journal of orthodontics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Long-term effectiveness of non-surgical open-bite treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Progress in orthodontics · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review for orthodontic and orthopedic treatments for anterior open bite in the mixed dentition.Progress in orthodontics · 2016Pooled it
- Effect of molar intrusion with temporary anchorage devices in patients with anterior open bite: a systematic review.Progress in orthodontics · 2016Pooled it
- Effect of bonded lingual spurs with low trans palatal arch on developing anterior open bite (a randomized controlled trial).BMC oral health · 2026Trial
- Open bite malocclusion and orofacial dysfunction in patients with rare diseases.European journal of orthodontics · 2026Article
- Tongue Behavior in Anterior Open Bite-A Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The association between dental and dentoalveolar arch forms of children with normal occlusion and malocclusion: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Open Bite Malocclusion Following Aripiprazole Treatment in Children and Adolescents.Innovations in clinical neuroscience · 2023Article
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- Assessment of the duration of the pubertal growth spurt in patients with skeletal open bite : A cross-sectional study.Journal of orofacial orthopedics = Fortschritte der Kieferorthopadie : Organ/official journal Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kieferorthopadie · 2021Article
- Clinical implications of age-related change of the mandibular plane angle.Orthodontics & craniofacial research · 2020Article
- Long-term evaluation of rapid maxillary expansion and bite-block therapy in open bite growing subjects:The Angle orthodontist · 2018Article
- Dentoskeletal effects produced by removable palatal crib, bonded spurs, and chincup therapy in growing children with anterior open bite.The Angle orthodontist · 2016Article
- Orthodontic treatment of children with anterior open bite and posterior crossbite: An analysis of the stomatognathic system.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe extensive literature concerning the early treatment of anterior open bite (AOB) is still controversial and covers a wide variety of therapeutic approaches.
objectivesThe objective of this study was to provide a comprehensive review evaluating the effectiveness of the orthodontic correction of AOB in growing individuals. SEARCH
methodsSearch was conducted on PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, Scielo, and Lilacs databases. Trials registries were consulted for ongoing trials, and grey literature was also contemplated. SELECTION CRITERIA: Selection process was performed to include controlled trials enrolling growing subjects who underwent orthodontic treatment to correct AOB and/or hyperdivergent facial pattern. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Data were grouped and analysed descriptively. Qualitative appraisal was performed according to the Cochrane risk of bias tool, for randomized clinical trials (RCTs), and MINORS tool for non-RCTs.
resultsThe 22 studies included in this review mostly considered mixed dentition subjects, and there was a considerable variation regarding therapeutic approaches. Because of poor-quality and/or insufficient evidence, consistent results were not found. However, some useful clinical inferences and suggestions for future studies were provided for each therapeutic modality considered here.
conclusionsAdditional efforts must still be directed to perform, whenever possible, RCTs; or to conduct prospective controlled trials with adequate sample sizes, consecutively assembled subjects, with the comparison of contemporary and equivalent groups.
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