The Aetiology, Diagnosis and Management of Deep Overbite

From Volume 33, Issue 6, July 2006 | Pages 326-336

Authors

Farhad B Naini

Consultant Orthodontist, St George's and Kingston Hospitals, London, UK

Articles by Farhad B Naini

Daljit S Gill

BDS, BSc, MSc, FDS RCS, MOrth, FDS(Orth) RSC(Eng)

Consultant Orthodontist/Honorary Senior Lecturer, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, Honorary Consultant Orthodontist, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London

Articles by Daljit S Gill

Ashvin Sharma

BDS, MSc, MFDS, MOrth, MOrth RCS

Part-time clinical lecturer, The Royal London Hospital and in private practice

Articles by Ashvin Sharma

Christopher Tredwin

BDS(Hons), BSc(Hons), MSc, MFDS RCS(Eng), FDS(Rest Dent) RCS, FHEA

Clinical Lecturer in Restorative Dentistry, Eastman Dental Hospital, UK

Articles by Christopher Tredwin

Abstract

This article gives an account of the aetiology, diagnosis and contemporary treatment methods for the correction of anterior deep overbite, highlighting the appropriate methods depending on the type of malocclusion with which a patient may present.

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