Class III
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Posterior crossbite
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Anterior crossbite
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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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Pre-restorative

Elastics: Class II
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Leveling Curve of Spee
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Extrusion
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Intrusion
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Expansion
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Proclination
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IPR
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Restorative
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Elastics: Class III
Courtesy of Dr L. Ching Fan Li, 2019
Before picture of treatment

Treatment Summary

Patient Information

  • Age: 48
  • Gender: female
  • Invisalign Submission Option: Invisalign Full

Total Treatment Time

  • 20 months

Number of aligners

  • Maxillary: 46 + 17 + 22 = 85
  • Mandibulary: 46 + 17 + 22 = 85

Aligner Wear time

  • Initially every 10 days, weekly from MCC

Results achieved

  • Class I relationship achieved
  • Functional canine guidance on both sides
  • Anterior crossbite corrected
  • Posterior crossbite corrected
  • Normal overjet and overbite achieved
  • Proper axial inclination of incisors
  • Curve of Spee leveled
  • Arches aligned and coordinated
  • Alignment of both arches through derotation
  • Aesthetic smile linewas achieved
  • All treatment goals were achieved case
  • Harmonic arches were achieved

Comments

  • The premature contact between anterior teeth leading mandibular displacement was corrected by proclination of upper anterior teeth and upper and lower arch expansion
  • Different patterns of elastics were used throughout the treatment to help arch coordination
  • Extrusion with attachments worked great with leveling of curve of Spee and settling the bite
  • Periodontal condition was maintained
  • Root canal treatment was completed on the upper left canine (23).
  • Prior to final refinement we did composite build up of upper anterior teeth after correction of the anterior crossbite

Images

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Radiographs

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