Class I
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Posterior crossbite
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Anterior crossbite
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Increased overjet
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Deep bite
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Narrow arches
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Asymmetric arches
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Midline shift
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Crowding

Leveling Curve of Spee
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Intrusion
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Expansion
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Retraction
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First premolar extraction
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IPR
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Elastics: Class II
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Extraction
Courtesy of Dr Q. Chen, 2021
Before picture of treatment

Treatment Summary

Patient Information

  • Age: 16
  • Gender: male
  • Invisalign Submission Option: Invisalign Teen

Total Treatment Time

  • 22 months

Number of aligners

  • Maxillary: 52 + 38 + 32 = 122
  • Mandibulary: 52 + 38 + 32 = 122

Aligner Wear time

  • 1-week

Retention

  • Maxillary: Hawley
  • Mandibular: Hawley

Results achieved

  • Class I relationship achieved
  • Posterior crossbite corrected
  • Normal  overjet and overbite achieved
  • Deepbite improved
  • Overjet improved
  • Midlines coincident
  • Curve of Spee leveled
  • Arches aligned and coordinated
  • Arch form improved
  • Aesthetic smile line was achieved 
  • All treatment goals were achieved case
  • Harmonic arches were achieved

Comments

  • Because this was a teenager case with short dental crown, we used modified G6 attachment system to close the extraction space and the result was great.
  • 5mm over-jet and 5mm over-bite were fully corrected.
  • One week change of aligner was available for cooperative teenager.
  • Class II elastics was necessary as the anchorage of upper molar was weaker than the anchorage of lower.

Images

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Radiographs

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