The correction of deep bite

Leveling the curve of Spee is an initial and often fundamental phase in correcting deep bite malocclusions.
Common knowledge dictates that leveling a curve of Spee requires, first and foremost, space. 
However, this statement is usually incorrect and always reductive for several reasons, starting with a general overestimation of the need for space. 
Moreover, the biomechanics will differ because the original anatomical basis (tooth position) varies widely with each single patient. 
Also, for this reason, applying a continuous archwire flat or with a reverse curve of Spee is not always biomechanically consistent with the treatment objectives.

Dr. Bruno Oliva

Degree in Medicine and Surgery. 
Postgraduate in Dentistry and Orthodontics. 

Visiting Professor at Postgraduate School of Orthodontics, Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome. Visiting Professor in Research Methodology at School of Dentistry, University of Brescia. Lecturer at the Master course in Clinical Orthodontics at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome. Lecturer on the training course in Temporomandibular Disorders at the Catholic University in Rome in 2005-2007. 

Active member of Italian Society of Orthodontics (SIDO); Member of European Orthodontic Society (EOS); Fellow of World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO); International Member of American Association of Orthodontists (AAO). Founding member and President of the Italian Society of Biomechanics and segmented orthodontics (SIBOS). 

National Secretary of Education in the National Association of Italian Dentists (ANDI). Member of the Italian Board of Orthodontics. 
Contributing Editor of European Journal of Clinical Orthodontics (Literature Readings for Dummies column). Reviewer of the journal “Progress in orthodontics.” Italian translator of the textbook “Fundamentals of Orthodontic Treatment Mechanics” by Bennett-MacLaughlin, LeGrande Publishing, 2014.  
He is the author of scientific publications and scientific reports.