[Treatment of overbite and leveling]. / Traitement de la supraclusion et nivellement.

At the commencement of multi-banded orthodontic treatment, clinicians are frequently confronted with the problem of incisal overbite. To deal with it, they must make a precise diagnosis of this anomaly's etiology. However, whatever therapeutic approach is employed, overbite must be reduced and the curve of Spee has to be levelled. In many circumstances, by using an incisal bite plate hooked onto the upper molar bands, practitioners can carry out and control this levelling quickly, simply, and effectively in all planes of space. This type of auxiliary can be fixed or removable, and can be used in conjunction with many different fixed techniques.