Tristan
17-year-old male Chief complaint: “Having to wear invisible braces his senior year.” Initial: Mild crowding, shallower bite, midline discrepancy with unilateral posterior cross-bite Treatment: Brius (Invisible lingual braces)
Augie
7-year-old male Chief complaint: “Concerned about crowding.” Initial: Skeletal Class III(underbite), edge to edge bite, moderate crowding with retained baby teeth Treatment: Bonded Rapid Palatal Expander (RPE)
Katherine
12-year-old female Chief complaint: “I have a gap between upper and lower front teeth.” Initial: Mild crowding, anterior functional shift, excessive overbite and overjet with retained baby teeth Treatment: Braces
Doug
27-year-old male Chief complaint: “I want to manage the front space for placing an implant.” Initial: Congenitally missing upper right lateral and Pegg (smaller size) lateral incisors. Treatment: An implant placement and 3 incisal veneers after braces.
Amanda
13-year-old female Chief complaint: “I don’t like my front teeth, which are not straight.” Link: https://doi.org/10.1590/2177-6709.26.6.e2120114.oar Attachment: Maxillary protraction and vertical control utilizing skeletal anchorage for midfacial-maxillary deficiency Initial: Flattened cheeks, anterior crossbite, and moderate crowding Treatment: Maxillary TAD-supported (palatal) expansion with a facemask, followed by braces
Nimmy
19-year-old female Chief complaint: “My teeth are crooked.” Initial: Ankylosed & impacted upper molar, infected lower molar roots, severe crowding, deep bite, blocked out upper canine & lower lateral incisor with compromised health condition Treatment: several extractions and bone grafting by oral surgeon, followed by braces and esthetic periodontal procedure
Michael
10 years Caucasian male Chief complaint: “I want to make my front teeth straight.” Maxillary skeletal (palatal) expansion with facemask, followed by braces.