This patient was told that she needed a palatal expander for phase I treatment due to concerns regarding lack of space for the remaining permanent teeth. She came to see us for a second opinion. We did not recommend phase I treatment for her and indicated that there...
This patient has phase I treatment with braces due to concerns for the gum line on his lower left front tooth being too low secondary to the position of the tooth (recession on mandibular left central incisor). He had 12 months of treatment with his first phase of...
Smiles were expanded to provide an esthetic and/or functional improvement for the patient. All expansion was done without using palatal expanders.
Teeth were removed because there was not enough space to allow them all to fit nicely together without a compromise of esthetics and function.
Frankel Retainers were very common in the past. Unfortunately, they were seen as a “silver-bullet” and were then over-used on patients who didn’t really need them. With the right patient, a Frankel retainer can make a huge positive change to a smile. Most of the time,...
Understanding dental development is part of the speciality of orthodontics. The dynamic nature of growth can be a complex process which typically results in lots of questions both from families and from the dental community. We often see patients who have a single...
