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Case Study 53 – Crowding

Case Study 53 – Crowding

This patient was extremely self-conscious about the misalignment of her front teeth. She had phase I treatment with braces to address the misalignment. Treatment lasted about 9 months. Her family liked the appearance of her smile well enough that she did not have a...

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Case Study 42 – Crossbite

Case Study 42 – Crossbite

This patient had a crossbite of his upper left central incisor with the opposing mandibular left central incisor. He had braces on his upper front teeth for two months. He did not have a second phase of treatment later because his family was pleased with his bite and...

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Case Study 43 – Crossbite

Case Study 43 – Crossbite

This patient’s upper right front tooth (maxillary right central incisor) was in crossbite with the opposing mandibular right central incisor. Gingival recession was visible on the mandibular right central incisor. He had phase I treatment with a retainer which pushed...

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Case Study 48- Crossbite

Case Study 48- Crossbite

This patient had a crossbite of all four upper front teeth. He wore a retainer for about 4 months full time to address his crossbite after which he wore the retainer while sleeping. He did not return to the office for a couple of years. When he eventually returned,...

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Case Study 44 – Frankel

Case Study 44 – Frankel

This patient was self-conscious about the spacing and prominence of her upper front teeth. She wore a retainer full time for about 9 months during which time the spaces closed and her upper front teeth were moved back into contact with the lower teeth. The retainer is...

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Case Study 46 – Frankel

Case Study 46 – Frankel

This patient had phase I/early treatment due to the significant misalignment of his upper front teeth and due to his lower jaw being too far back relative to the upper jaw. He had braces his upper front teeth for about 6 months followed by a Frankel retainer for about...

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Case Study 47 – Frankel

Case Study 47 – Frankel

This patient’s lower jaw (mandible) was too far back, so she had a Frankel retainer which she wore for about 14 months full-time. After full-time wear, she wore her retainer at night time until the remaining permanent teeth erupted. Her family was pleased with the...

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Case Study 13 – Extractions

Case Study 13 – Extractions

Treatment was with braces in the Damon System customized with Insignia. This patient had four teeth removed due to extreme crowding/lack of space. All spaces from removal of teeth was used for alignment of the remaining teeth. Total treatment was about 18...

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Case Study 49 – Crowding

Case Study 49 – Crowding

This patient had crowding and misalignment such that his family reported that he was experiencing discomfort from frequently biting his lip. He had phase I treatment with braces. Treatment lasted about 7 months. He did not have any teeth removed, nor did he have a...

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Case Study 41 – Crowding

Case Study 41 – Crowding

This patient’s upper first permanent molars (maxillary first permanent molars) were impacted/stuck under the back edge of the upper primary second molars (distal of the maxillary primary second molar). He had a retainer on his upper teeth which was used to push his...

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