Table 1: Clinical findings in 29 adult patients with anterior bite opening (F = female, M = male, ICP = intercuspal position, transversal relation = neutral if nothing is said,
Pat. No |
Age (Years) |
Overbite (mm) |
Angle Class |
Transvers. |
Maxillary Teeth Without Occluding Contact in ICP (○) |
Maxillary Dental Arch Width (mm)
|
Possible Cause |
Relation |
Maxillary Teeth with Occluding Contact in ICP (●) |
of Bite |
|
18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
28 |
Opening |
1 |
50 |
-2.0 |
II |
|
● |
● |
● |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
|
● |
● |
|
35.4 |
Tongue |
2 |
42 |
0 |
I |
|
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
34.6 |
Splint |
3 |
49 |
0 |
I |
|
|
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
|
- |
Splint |
4 |
21 |
0.5 |
I |
|
○ |
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
● |
32.2 |
Tongue |
5 |
44 |
-1.0 |
I |
Cross bite, unilat. |
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
○ |
33.3 |
Tongue |
6 |
27 |
0 |
I |
|
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
29.4 |
Splint |
7 |
32 |
1.0 |
I |
|
● |
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
○ |
31.8 |
Tongue |
8* |
44 |
-0.5 |
I |
|
● |
● |
● |
● |
● |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
○ |
- |
Pregnancy |
9 |
25 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
35.8 |
Splint |
10 |
48 |
-2.5 |
I |
Cross bite, unilat. |
|
● |
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
|
31.7 |
Tongue |
11* |
33 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
- |
Pregnancy |
12 |
58 |
1.0 |
I |
|
○ |
● |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
● |
|
29.6 |
Tongue |
13 |
36 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
33.5 |
Splint |
14 |
37 |
-3.0 |
II |
Cross bite, unilat. |
○ |
● |
● |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
● |
● |
○ |
26.5 |
Tongue |
15 |
35 |
0.5 |
I |
Cross bite, unilat. |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
34.0 |
Tongue |
16 |
41 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
36.2 |
Splint |
17 |
24 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
● |
● |
28.7 |
Tongue |
18 |
43 |
1.0 |
I |
|
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
31.6 |
Tongue |
19 |
25 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
○ |
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
37.0 |
Tongue |
20 |
71 |
-3.0 |
I |
Cross bite, bilat. |
|
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
|
36.8 |
Tongue |
21 |
25 |
-0.5 |
II |
|
|
● |
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
|
31.7 |
Tongue |
22 |
23 |
-0.5 |
I |
|
|
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
|
34.9 |
Splint |
23 |
37 |
-4.0 |
II |
|
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
30.1 |
Tongue |
24 |
24 |
0 |
I |
Cross bite, unilat. |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
34.6 |
Tongue |
25 |
24 |
1.5 |
I |
|
|
● |
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
|
34.7 |
Tongue |
26* |
27 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
● |
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
● |
34.0 |
Breathing diff. |
27* |
34 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
30.0 |
Breathing diff. |
28 |
47 |
-1.0 |
I |
|
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
● |
37.3 |
Tongue |
29 |
23 |
-3.0 |
I |
|
● |
● |
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
○ |
|
○ |
○ |
○ |
● |
27.2 |
Tongue |
* pregnancy at start of the bite opening)