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Anterior intrusion mechanics for adult deep bite correction: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

BMC oral health · Lee WY, Othman SA, Sivarajan S · 2026-07-08

Researchers systematically reviewed six randomised controlled trials of techniques for correcting deep bite in adults, finding that miniscrew-assisted approaches produced slightly greater bite correction and incisor intrusion than conventional methods, though the differences were modest and evidence quality was low.

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