I read with interest the case report in the May issue (Cabrera MC, Cabrera CAG, de Freitas KMS, Janson G, de Freitas MR. Lateral open bite: treatment and stability. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2010;137:701-11). This article reported the nonextraction treatment of an adult with a lateral open
bite and a unilateral posterior crossbite. The lateral open bite was closed with intermaxillary elastics to obtain dentoalveolar extrusion in the region of the lateral open bite. After 2 years, the results were successful and remained stable. To enhance the stability, myofunctional therapy was used. The treatment results were excellent at the end of 2 years. Although the manuscript was well written, from the clinician’s point of view, clarification on some points would have been useful.

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Umal H. Doshi, David L. Turpin

This article originally appeared in American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics