Anterior open bite is a malocclusion characterized by a gap between the anterior teeth (incisors), that is, by a deficiency in the normal vertical overlap between antagonist incisal edges when the posterior teeth are in occlusion.
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AOB; Absence of overlap of anterior upper and lower teeth; Anterior open bite; Anterior open bite between upper and lower teeth; Anterior openbite; Apertognathia malocclusion; Gap between upper and lower front teeth when biting