Mosby E L, Hiatt W R
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1977 May;43(5):658-64. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(77)90047-0.
Apertognathia or open-bite deformity is the cause of poor speech, loss of masticatory function, and the resultant embarrassment of patients. The treatment of these malocclusions embodies the use of our own technical, scientific, and physiologic knowledge, coupled with the research of others. This article gives a solution to an unusual case and points out the present techniques and research are only building blocks for the future.
开颌畸形或开合畸形是导致言语不清、咀嚼功能丧失以及患者由此产生尴尬的原因。这些错颌畸形的治疗体现了我们自身的技术、科学和生理学知识的运用，以及对他人研究成果的借鉴。本文给出了一个特殊病例的解决方案，并指出当前的技术和研究只是未来发展的基石。
