Case Study 58 – Length of Tooth

Treatment was with braces in the Damon System prior to our use of Insignia.  His upper two front teeth were very long.  After initial alignment of all of his teeth, we polished the edges of the upper two front teeth to shorten them gradually over a couple of appointments in order to make them more proportional to the others. Total treatment time was about 34 months with braces.  Treatment was without removal of any teeth and was without a palatal expander.  He had treatment prior to implementation of custom treatment protocols with Insignia.  We would have expected a shorter time in treatment with Insignia, our current standard of care.

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