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Table 2 Results: success rate, treatment duration, reduction of open bite and divergency, side effects and stability

From: Systematic review for orthodontic and orthopedic treatments for anterior open bite in the mixed dentition

Selected references

Success rate

Treatment duration/observation time

Time of daily appliance wear (h)

Reduction of open bite and divergency

Methods of measurement

Side effects

Follow-up/stability

Albogha H et al. [24]

33 % (RMI)

4 months

24 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

Both hindered oral hygiene.

No/no stability information

27 % (MBB)

Yes divergency

Mucedero M et al. [35]

86 %

18 months/no retention information

24 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

At least 5 years/no relapse (data not suitable with inclusion criteria)

Yes divergency

Torres FC et al. [33]

70 % (FPC + VCC)

12 months/no

24 h (RPC, FPC)

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

50 % (RPC + VCC)

Retention information

14-16 h (VCC)

No divergency

Cassis MA et al. [34]

86.7 %

12 months/no retention information

24 h (BS)

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

14-16 h (VCC)

Yes divergency

Doshi UH et al. [23]

Not declared

Until an edge-to-edge bite was achieved (max 8 months)/retention with passive BB for 10 months

not declared

Yes open bite

Clinical evaluation, cephalometry, electromyography

Broken spring replaced in 7 pz (SLBB)

10 months/insignificant dentoalveolar relapse

Yes divergency

Giuntini V et al. [32]

90 % (Q-H/C)

18 months/no retention information

24 h (Q-H/C)

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

60 % (RPC)

16 h (RPC)

Yes divergency

Cinsar A et al. [22] (subgroups)

100 %

9–11 months/no retention information

24 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

Yes divergency

Defraia E et al. [41]

85 %

18 months/about 12 months of retention with OBB

24 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

Yes divergency

Cozza P et al. [30]

85 %

18 months/no retention (16 patients); removable appliance for retention for 1 year (5 patients)

24 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

2 years/relapse in 15 % of subjects

Yes divergency

Cozza P et al. [31]

Not declared

Active treatment

24 h (Q-H/C)

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

1 year/no relapse (QH/C)

18 months/no retention (Q-H/C)

24 h (OBB)

Yes divergency (QH/C more than OBB)

No stability information (OBB)

18 months/no retention, with the exception of a few patients who continued to use the OBB at night (OBB)

Observation time

2.6 years ± 9 months (Q-H/C)

2.5 years ± 1.2 years (UCG)

Pedrin F et al. [27]

80 %

12 months/no retention information

14–16 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

No divergency

Torres F et al. [28]

80 %

12 months/no retention information

14–16 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

No divergency

Cozza P et al. [29]

90 %

18 months/no retention information

24 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/No stability information

Yes divergency

IÅŸcan HN et al. [16]

88 %

6–12 months until overbite was obtained (mean 9 months) no retention

16 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

Yes divergency

Bazzucchi A et al. [21]

Not declared

8 months (MBB)

Not declared

Yes openbite

Cephalometry

No

Not suitable with inclusion criteria

9 months (uCG)

Yes divergency

No retention information

(Not statistically but clinically significant changes)

IÅŸcan HN and Sarisoy L [20]

80 % (PBB5)

4–10 months, until an overbite of 1–1.5 mm was achieved (PBB5)

18 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

66 % (PBB10)

 

Yes divergency

4–13 months, until an overbite of 1–1.5 mm was achieved (PBB10)

7–9 months (UCG)

No retention information

Erbay E et al. [40]

Not declared

24 months (FR)

18 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

24 months (UCG)

Yes divergency

No retention information

IÅŸcan HN et al. [19]

100 %

1–10 months until an overbite of 1–1.5 mm was achieved (SLBB)

16 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

Yes divergency

3–9 months until an overbite of 1–1.5 mm was achieved (PBB) then worn only at night for retention

Weinbach JR and Smith RJ [39]

67 % had a reduction of open bite

Mean 20 months

Not declared

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

No retention

Yes divergency

Kuster R and Ingervall B [18]

Not declared

SLBB 1 year

At night (SLBB)

Yes open bite

Bite force, cephalometry, electromyography

Broken spring replaced in 12 pz (SLBB)

6 months/tendency to relapse (MBB)

MBB 3 months

24 h (MBB)

Yes divergency

2 MBB patients: no retention

1 MBB: activator as retention for 1 year

No stability information (SLBB)

3 MBB patients: upper removable plate with posterior platforms 6–8 months

3 MBB patients 1 year multibanded appliance

Ngan P et al. [38]

100 %

Mean 14 months until overcorrection of dental and skeletal relationship

2 h (first 3 days) than increased until 24 h (A)

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

Yes divergency

Study casts

No retention

12–14 h (HPH)

Haydar B and Enacar A [37]

Not declared

FR 1235 years

Not available

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

No/no stability information

UCG 1024 years

No divergency

Kiliaridis S et al. [17]

100 %

6 months

18 h

Yes open bite

Cephalometry, study casts, intra-oral photographs, monthly analysis of the stomatognatic system

Lateral crossbite (MBB)

No/no stability information

No retention

Yes divergency

Effect declined with time (PBB)

Fränkel R et al. [36]

Not declared

No treatment and retention durations information

Not declared

Yes open bite

Cephalometry

No

At least 4 years out of retention/Stability if lips

Observation time

Yes divergency

Sealed without muscular straint.

8 years

Relapse rate not declared

  1. Legends: RMI rapid molar intruder, MBB magnetic bite block, Q-H/C quad-helix/crib, UCG untreated control group, RPC removable palatal crib, VCC vertical chin cup, FPC fixed palatal crib, BS bonded spurs, SLBB spring-loaded bite block, OBB open bite bionator, PBB5 posterior bite blocks 5 mm, PBB10 posterior bite blocks 10 mm, FR Fränkel appliance, LSE lip seal exercises, A-HPH Teuscher appliance