Class III
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Anterior crossbite
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Open bite
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Narrow arches
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Asymmetric arches
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Mandibular midline deviation
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Midline shift
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Crowding
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Rotations

Leveling Curve of Spee
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Extrusion
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Intrusion
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Expansion
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Retraction
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IPR
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Elastics: Class III
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Elastics: vertical
Courtesy of Dr K. Sung Chung, 2022
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Treatment Summary

Patient Information

  • Age: 46
  • Gender: male
  • Invisalign Submission Option: Invisalign Lite

Number of aligners

  • Maxillary: 14 + 14 = 28
  • Mandibulary: 14 + 14 = 28

Aligner Wear time

  • 12 days

Retention

  • Maxillary: Fixed/Bonded
  • Mandibular: Other

Results achieved

  • Class I relationship achieved
  • Functional canine guidance on both sides
  • Anterior crossbite corrected
  • Normal  overjet and overbite achieved
  • Significant improvement of overbite
  • Significant improvement of overjet
  • Midlines coincident
  • Proper axial inclination of incisors
  • Curve of Spee leveled
  • Arches aligned and coordinated
  • Alignment of both arches through derotation
  • Arch form improved
  • Aesthetic smile line was achieved 
  • All treatment goals were achieved case
  • Harmonic arches were achieved

Comments

  • Anterior open bite was closed by extrusion of upper incisors and a mild intrusion of posterior teeth.
  • IPR was performed to relieve the crowding and to correct lower midline deviation and Bolton discrepancy.
  • Proclined lower incisors were retracted by IPR and class III elastics to achieve a normal overjet.
  • Leveling of lower arch was done by intrusion of L123 and extrusion of L456.
  • Upper incisor display upon smiling was improved by extrusion of U123.

Images

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Progress

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Radiographs

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