Class I
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Open bite
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Spacing
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Diastema

Leveling Curve of Spee
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Extrusion
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Intrusion
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Retraction
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IPR
Courtesy of Dr Y. Lu, 2019
Before picture of treatment

Treatment Summary

Patient Information

  • Age: 15
  • Gender: female
  • Invisalign Submission Option: Invisalign Assist

Total Treatment Time

  • 16 months

Number of aligners

  • Maxillary: 16 + 17 = 33
  • Mandibulary: 16 + 17 = 33

Aligner Wear time

  • 2-weeks

Results achieved

  • Class I relationship achieved
  • Class I relationship maintained
  • Functional canine guidance on both sides
  • Significant improvement of overjet
  • Midlines coincident
  • Proper axial inclination of incisors
  • Curve of Spee leveled
  • Arch form improved
  • Harmonic arches were achieved

Comments

  • We are very happy with the treatment outcome
  • Wearing aligners aided intrusion of posteriors and thus helped open bite closure
  • Making lingual surface of aligners ROUGH reduced tongue thrust habit
  • Frenectomy reduced diastema relapse

Images

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Radiographs

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