Occlusal Plane
Headgear and posterior occlusal pads address posterior-teeth vertical dimension but exert little control over anterior tooth height, the key driver of the steep occlusal plane in hyperdivergent patients. A larger OP-SN angle predisposes th…
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Headgear and posterior occlusal pads address posterior-teeth vertical dimension but exert little control over anterior tooth height, the key driver of the steep occlusal plane in hyperdivergent patients. A larger OP-SN angle predisposes the mandible to clockwise rotation on forward movement; reduction in OP-SN confirms occlusal plane flattening. The treatment focus for steep occlusal plane in hyperdivergent adolescents should be redirected from posterior-teeth vertical control to the maxillary anterior segment.