Open Bite, Tongue Habits
Conditions
Keywords
open bite, tongue thrust, habit breaking appliance
Brief summary
Anterior open bite (AOB) is a malocclusion that causes aesthetic, speech, feeding, and psychological concerns, emphasizing the significance of beginning treatment as soon as possible to correct the disorder. The main etiological determinants of AOB include finger-sucking, pacifiers, and oral habits; hence, it is vital to use interceptive treatments focused on correcting and increasing bite stability during childhood to avoid the need for advanced therapy
Interventions
DEVICEbonded tongue tamers
Enamel surface will be treated initially with 37% phosphoric acid for 30 seconds then tongue tamers will be bonded to the palatal/lingual surface of upper and lower central incisors
DEVICEcustomized bonded spurs
Composite restoration will be used to fabricate the customized bonded spurs with sharp ends and 3 mm in length.
DEVICEconventional fixed palatal spurs
conventional fixed palatal spurs will be fabricated by taking impression after band selection, then the spurs appliance will be fabricated from 0.9 mm stainless steel wire and soldered to the bands bilaterally.
Sponsors
Tanta University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 9 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* male or female patients in early mixed dentition period with age range 7-9 years * dental anterior open bite equal to or greater than 1 mm, * class I malocclusion * clinical signs of anterior tongue thrusting.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with skeletal open bite * posterior crossbite * tooth agenesis or loss of permanent teeth * crowding, * systemic diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change of the anterior open bite | 3 months | Measuring method: Digital caliper Measuring unit: Binary (+/-) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cephalometric variables | 3 months | cephalometric variables including SNA°, SNB°, ANB°, FMA°, U1/FHP°, L1/GoGn°, and overjet will be analyzed pre- and post- treatment. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed