Vol. 13 – Number 52 – 2020 Point of View column Page 25-28 Linguistic spurs for the interception of anterior open dental bite. In a consultation? Oscar Mario Antelo1 Thiago Martins Meira2 Jussimar Scheffer Castilhos3 Nathan Barboza Bueno4 Orlando Tanaka5 Introduction The anterior open bite (MAA) must be prevented and intercepted at an early age, preferably in mixed dentition, to establish an appropriate environment for long-term stability of results¹. The anterior positioning of the tongue at rest, atypical swallowing with lingual interposition and deleterious habits such as digital sucking are described as common etiological factors of MAA²,³. There are other possible conditions for MAA, including severe vertical growth, predominantly mouth breathing and lip sucking². 1 Professor, Specialization in Orthodontics – Bolivian Catholic University “San Pablo” – Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia, PhD in Dentistry-Orthodontics – PUCPR. 2 PhD student in Dentistry – Orthodontics – PUCPR. 3 Specialist in Orthodontics – PUCPR, Master in Dentistry – UNIOESTE. 4 Graduating in Dentistry – PUCPR. 5 Full Professor – PPGO – School of Life Sciences – PUCPR.
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