U.S., April 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07520682) titled 'Orthognathic Surgery in Anterior Open Bite: a Retrospective Study of 50 Patients With Initial Tongue Malposition' on July 28, 2025.
Brief Summary: The anterior gap is defined by a lack of contact between the upper and lower dental arches.
It is mainly due to the persistence of infantile swallowing during and after childhood, i.e. interposition of the tongue between the two dental arches.
Patients presenting with an anterior gap in adulthood are likely to develop functional sequelae (masticatory difficulties, dental loosening, periodontal disease, etc.) and aesthetic sequelae (edentulous smile, excess height of the lower third of ...