Close anterior open bites that stay closed.
A diagnosis-driven protocol across all age groups — habit control, elastics, extractions, TAD intrusion and surgical preparation, chosen by the case, not by the one appliance you know.
If any of this sounds familiar, this is the gap.
"Open bite cases keep relapsing — I don’t know when to use elastics, extractions, TADs or surgery." The malocclusion orthodontists fear most, in the students’ own words.
A case that looks finished reopens months later — and the patient is back in your chair asking why.
Side effects appear where you did not plan them: posterior open bite, a worsened profile, roots against the cortical plate.
Skeletal cases raise the question nobody wants to face alone: compensate, or prepare for surgery?
A versatile toolbox, selected by diagnosis — not by habit.
The course gives you the full decision sequence — facial analysis, smile analysis, occlusion, then cephalometrics — so the treatment plan comes from the diagnosis, not from the one appliance you happen to know. And it treats stability as a protocol of its own: local, functional and occlusal.
- +Choose between interceptive devices, elastics, extractions, TADs and surgical preparation case by case — with clear indications for each
- +Extrude anterior teeth with vertical elastics at forces under 100g, with anchorage that holds
- +Intrude posteriors with TADs and predict the effect on mandibular rotation and profile before you start
- +Diagnose skeletal open bite and prepare the case for orthognathic surgery — arch coordination and the surgical gap included
- +Retain what you closed: bone and fiber renewal, muscle balance and speech-therapy collaboration built into the plan
What is inside, module by module.
01Welcome from the Professor
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Welcome from the Professor
How the course is organized and how to apply the diagnosis-driven sequence to your own open bite cases.
02Growing Patients — Preventive and Interceptive Phase
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Growing Patients — Preventive and Interceptive Phase
Treating the habit, not just the teeth, in patients who are still growing.
- Habit control: tongue posture, lip seal and sucking habits
- Nasal breathing and its role in vertical development
- Lip bumper, palatal cribs and transverse expansion
03Adult Patients — Extrusion of Anterior Teeth
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Adult Patients — Extrusion of Anterior Teeth
Closing the bite with vertical elastics — force, anchorage and retention managed deliberately.
- Vertical elastics in posterior triangles
- Force levels below 100g
- Anchorage with stiff wires
- Extended elastic wear for stability
04Extractions
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Extractions
When removing teeth is the path to closing the bite — and how to control the mechanics afterward.
- Premolar versus molar indications
- Biomechanics of space closure and inclination control
- Using beneficial side effects in your favor
- TADs for anchorage during closure
05Intrusion of Posterior Teeth
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Intrusion of Posterior Teeth
TAD-supported intrusion and its effect on mandibular rotation and the profile.
- Indications and contraindications by facial type
- Class III tendency as a limiting factor
- Predicting the rotation effect before bonding
06Orthognathic Surgery
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Orthognathic Surgery
Recognizing the skeletal open bite and preparing it properly — instead of compensating a case that will relapse.
- Diagnosing skeletal open bite
- Surgical preparation and arch coordination
- Creating the surgical gap
- TMJ arthritis cases, post-surgical finishing and long-term retention
Watch the free open bite class first.
60 minutes, free, no card required. The same method, condensed — then decide.
Prof. Dr. Kleber Meireles.
Orthodontist, international speaker and creator of the KM Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning System. Specialist in Orthodontics at USP Bauru, professor and coordinator of postgraduate orthodontics programs, co-creator of the Centrex System published in the Dental Press Journal.
His teaching is built on one premise: cases that used to take four to five years can be resolved in under two — not through talent, but through diagnosis and biomechanics applied as a method.
Built for a specific clinician.
- +Orthodontists who see anterior open bite regularly — in children, adolescents or adults
- +Clinicians who have watched a closed open bite reopen and want a stability protocol, not luck
- +Practitioners who hesitate between elastics, extraction, TADs or surgery on each new case
- +Anyone who wants to plan surgical open bite cases with confidence, in coordination with the surgeon
- −Clinicians looking for a single-appliance recipe applied to every open bite
- −Anyone expecting to learn how to perform surgery — the course covers orthodontic preparation, not the surgical act
- −Aligner-only practices — the mechanics are built around fixed appliances
One price. Everything included.
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- +6 lessons
- +1 year access
Before you ask.
Is the course in English?
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Yes. All lessons and materials are in English, made for an international audience of orthodontists in 131 countries.
How long do I have access?
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One year of full access to every lesson, on any device.
Does it cover both growing and adult patients?
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Yes. There is a dedicated lesson on the preventive and interceptive phase — habit control, lip bumper, palatal cribs, expansion — and the remaining lessons cover the full adult toolbox: extrusion, extractions, TAD intrusion and surgical preparation.
How does the course deal with relapse?
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Stability is treated as a protocol of its own, on three levels: local (bone and fiber renewal), functional (muscle balance and speech-therapy collaboration) and occlusal. You learn to plan retention from the start, not after the bite reopens.
Will I learn when a case needs surgery instead of compensation?
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Yes — the surgical lesson covers the diagnosis of skeletal open bite, when compensation is a mistake, and the orthodontic preparation: arch coordination, the surgical gap and post-surgical finishing.
What if it does not change how I plan open bite treatment?
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Watch the lessons and apply the diagnostic protocol to your own cases. If it does not change how you plan open bite treatment, request a full refund within 15 days.
A versatile toolbox, selected by diagnosis — not by habit.
Diagnosis-driven treatment of anterior open bite in growing and adult patients: interceptive methods, vertical elastics, extraction mechanics, posterior intrusion with TADs and orthognathic preparation — with stability as a protocol of its own.
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