The effect of vertical skeletal proportions on overbite changes in untreated adolescents: a longitudinal evaluation

CONCLUSIONS: In hyperdivergent subjects, a marginal decrease in overbite was observed from 9 to 18 years of age, with a transient increase from the period spanning 9-11 years to 13-15 years, which was negated in later adolescence. There are limited data to suggest that observation of vertical growth is required in most patients with marginally increased vertical facial proportions in the juvenile and pubertal phases.PMID:37655804 | DOI:10.2319/042823-310.1

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - September 1, 2023 Category: Dentistry Authors: Martina Ferrillo Nikolaos Pandis Padhraig S Fleming Source Type: research