Class III
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Anterior crossbite
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Deep bite
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Narrow arches

Distalization
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Leveling Curve of Spee
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Extrusion
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Expansion
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Retraction
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Elastics: Class III
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Elastics: vertical
Courtesy of Dr J. Chun Hao Lin, 2022
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Treatment Summary

Patient Information

  • Age: 9
  • Gender: male
  • Invisalign Submission Option: Invisalign First

Total Treatment Time

  • 14 months

Number of aligners

  • Maxillary: 27 + 30 + 27 = 84
  • Mandibulary: 27 + 30 + 27 = 84

Retention

  • Maxillary: Hawley
  • Mandibular: Hawley

Results achieved

  • Class I relationship achieved
  • Anterior crossbite corrected
  • Normal  overjet and overbite achieved
  • Deepbite improved
  • Significant improvement of overjet
  • Curve of Spee leveled

Comments

  • We expanded upper dentition to create space for teeth eruption and distalized lower dentition to retract lower anterior teeth.
  • Further used class III elastic to increase anchorage.

Images

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Progress

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Radiographs

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