Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
 | Online Publication Date: 01 Jul 1988
A Longitudinal Study of Anterior Vertical Overbite from Eight to Twenty Years of Age
A Longitudinal Study of Anterior Vertical Overbite from Eight to Twenty Years of Age
Page Range: 237 – 256
A statistical evaluation of overbite behavior during growth, finding a mean tendency for increasing overbite from age 8 to 11, then leveling off and gradually decreasing to adulthood, with little net change. Individual behavior varies widely.Abstract
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
Dr. Bergersen is in the private practice of Orthodontics in Winnetka, Illiois. He is a graduate of Northwestern University in Dentistry and in Orthodontics (D.D.S. and M.S.D), and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics