Detection of Open Bite in Children
The city of Samarkand has recently implemented a series of measures to enhance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of vertical anomalies, specifically exposed bites. Currently, numerous scientists and practitioners are conducting deeper investigations into the factors that contribute to the development of this aberration. Endogenous and exogenous elements, as well as the patient's living circumstances, taking into consideration the patient's age, are particularly significant in therapeutic practice. We implemented preventive interventions for 37 patients aged 6 to 15 with an open bite. [1,2]
In order to diagnose patients with open occlusion using contemporary methodologies, we must consider their age and the nature of the anomaly, taking into account all aspects of this anomaly.
An open bite is regarded as a distinct form of dental anomaly and may be incorporated with other disorders in the transversal or sagittal orientation. [3]
According to the literature, an exposed bite is present in 62% of cases, in conjunction with the mesial ratio of dentition.
One significant aberration of the maxillary system is an open bite. As per the findings of a survey and observation conducted by Nigmatova R.N., Shaamukhamedov F.A., and Nigmatova I.M. (2017), 1.4% of children aged 3-6 years had exposed bites. L.P. Grigoriev (1995) reports a prevalence of 1.12% in children aged 7 to 16 years. 2.7% in the prevalence of maxillary system abnormalities. [5,6].
However, several experts assert that by the time children are 9 to 10 years old, the prevalence of open bites declines. This is linked to the normalisation of swallowing and breathing processes as well as the eradication of negative habits that lead to the formation of the anomaly. During late adolescence, there may be a recurrent rise in the incidence of open bite attributable to delayed osseous growth in the face area of the skull [4].