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Case Study 56 – Crossbite

Case Study 56 – Crossbite

This patient had clicking of her temporomandibular joints and had a functional shift to her bite. Also, she seemed to be lacking space for eruption of her maxillary lateral incisors. Her family decided to proceed with phase I treatment with braces in the Damon System....

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Case Study 55 – Development

Case Study 55 – Development

This patient waited to have orthodontic treatment until after all permanent teeth had erupted. In the first picture, she still had two mandibular primary molars. It is normal and natural that the mandibular primary second molars will tend to be larger than the adult...

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Case Study 52 – Frankel

Case Study 52 – Frankel

This patient was self-conscious about her lower jaw (mandible) being too far back, so she had phase I treatment with a Frankel retainer for her treatment to bring her lower jaw forward and to bring her upper front teeth back. She wore her retainer about 14 months full...

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Case Study 45 – Development

Case Study 45 – Development

Phase I treatment was recommended for this patient, but his family chose not to proceed. Two and a half years after the initial recommendation to proceed with orthodontic treatment and when he returned to our office without having proceeded with treatment. During that...

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Case Study 27 – Narrow Smiles

Case Study 27 – Narrow Smiles

Treatment was with a combination of (1) braces in the Damon System customized with Insignia and (2) Invisalign. Her smile was broadened to create space to fix crowding. Total treatment time was about 10 months of which 4.5 months was with braces and 5.5 months was...

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Case Study 36 – Open Bite

Case Study 36 – Open Bite

Treatment was with braces in the Damon System. Her front teeth did not touch and she felt that her face was too long, so her upper jaw (maxilla) was lifted which allowed all of the teeth to come together. Total treatment was about 24 months with braces, elastics, and...

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Case Study 37 – Open Bite

Case Study 37 – Open Bite

Treatment was with braces in the Damon System customized with Insignia. Her treatment was to close her open bite. Total treatment time was about 12 months with braces and elastics but was without removal of any teeth and was without a palatal expander.

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Case Study 38 – Open Bite

Case Study 38 – Open Bite

This patient did not have orthodontic treatment. We coached her through quitting a habit of sucking her thumb. Once she managed to stop sucking her thumb, her teeth came together on their own. Ultimately, her teeth came together completely and the space is reported to...

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Case Study 24 – Narrow Smiles

Case Study 24 – Narrow Smiles

Treatment was with braces in the Damon System customized with Insignia. Her smile was broadened to create space to fix crowding and crossbites (upper teeth inside of the lower teeth). Total treatment time was about 10 months with braces and elastics but was without...

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Case Study 25 – Narrow Smiles

Case Study 25 – Narrow Smiles

Treatment was with braces in the Damon System customized with Insignia. His smile was broadened to create space to fix crowding. Total treatment time was about 13 months with braces and elastics but was without removal of any teeth and was without a palatal...

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