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CUETO SALAS, Anaid  y  FERNANDEZ YSLA, Rebeca. Effectiveness of the Equiplan in the deep bite treatment. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.1, pp.85-93. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction: the deep bite is a malocclusion characterized by the excessive overbite of the upper incisors related to the lowers, being the main cause of functional disorders. There are several options to treat it and the use of Equiplan is one of them. For five decades, this appliance has been proved to be effective recovering the occlusal balance. Objective: to reflect the effectiveness of the Equiplan in the deep bite treatment. Materials and Methods: reference systems such as MEDLINE, PUBMED, SCIELO were consulted. It was also made a revision of descriptors like Equiplan, deep bite, treatment, neuro-occlusal rehabilitation. Results: equiplan improves the overbite due to the extrussion of posterior teeth without remarkable changing in the vertical position of incisors, which reduces the treatment period, according to the biofacial type of the patient. Conclusions: considering the fundamentals of neuro - occlusal rehabilitation, a substantial change in the remission of the deep bite has been found in a four month period with the use of Equiplan.

Palabras clave : Equiplan; deep bite; treatment; neuro-occlusal rehabilitation; functional disorders; effectiveness.

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