Radiographic and clinical assessment of Garcia’s distractor appliance® for the treatment of anterior open bite in patients treated at the College of Dentistry, University of Antioquia, Medellín

Authors

  • Jhon Jairo Betancur-Pérez Universidad de Antioquia
  • Andrés Aníbal Angulo-Martínez
  • Sandra Liliana Gómez-Gómez Universidad de Antioquia
  • Ángela María Gómez-Restrepo Universidad de Antioquia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfo.2150

Keywords:

Garcia's distractor appliance, Overbite, Anterior open bite

Abstract

Introduction: this study aims to determine radiographic and clinical changes obtained with the Garcia’s distractor appliance® and its craniofacial, dental and facial cosmetic effects in patients with anterior open bite. Methods: a prospective clinical quasi-experimental study in 9 subjects, 2 men and 7 women, 7 of them in a phase of active growth with an average age of 11.7 years and 2 adults with an average age of 30 years, in which cephalic radiographs were obtained at the beginning, third and sixth month of treatment. The clinical effect was assessed by measuring monthly the overbite and overjet with a digital gauge Discover®. In the statistical analysis, descriptive measures were obtained using ANOVA test for repeated measurements to determine changes over time, with a level of significance of 0.05. Results: the radiographic findings showed an increase in the goniac angle in the growing patients; also, an increase in the overbite and a decrease in the overjet were observed, these changes are explained by the intrusion of the upper molars and retro inclination of the upper and lower incisors; facially, there was a decrease in the angle of convexity in the soft tissues. Conclusions: the Garcia’s distractor appliance® used for a period of six month in growing patients improved the open bite by intrusion of upper molars and retro inclination of upper and lower incisors.

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Author Biographies

Jhon Jairo Betancur-Pérez, Universidad de Antioquia

Odontólogo, especialista en Odontología integral del adolescente y ortodoncia. Especialista en administración de servicios en salud: Mercadeo, Especialista en Didáctica universitaria, Profesor Asociado Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín Colombia

Andrés Aníbal Angulo-Martínez

Odontólogo, especialista clínico en Odontología integral del adolescente y ortodoncia, Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia.

Sandra Liliana Gómez-Gómez, Universidad de Antioquia

Odontóloga, especialista en Odontología integral del adolescente y ortodoncia. Profesora Asistente Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín Colombia.

Ángela María Gómez-Restrepo, Universidad de Antioquia

Odontóloga, especialista en Odontología integral del niño. Profesora Asistente Facultad de Odontología Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín Colombia.

Published

2009-12-16

How to Cite

Betancur-Pérez, J. J., Angulo-Martínez, A. A., Gómez-Gómez, S. L., & Gómez-Restrepo, Ángela M. (2009). Radiographic and clinical assessment of Garcia’s distractor appliance® for the treatment of anterior open bite in patients treated at the College of Dentistry, University of Antioquia, Medellín. Revista Facultad De Odontología Universidad De Antioquia, 21(1), 16–32. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rfo.2150