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Another case of anterior open bite treated with minivis
Patient 18 years old. He has already received partial treatment at another clinic at the age of 14.He presents for treatment of an anterior open bite.Examination reveals a vertical excess of maxilla and lower anterior facial height.The panogram show [...]
EPRAM/MARPE and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
38-year-old female patient. Chronic mouth breathing, unable to breathe through the nose.Followed by a pulmonologist for known obstructive sleep apnea.Apnea-hypopnea index is 111/h in supine position (lying on her back) and 42/h when lying on her sid [...]
Molar-incisive hypomineralization
[...]Advancement limit for genioplasty
A colleague asked in the FB Forum of Clinical Orthodontics group about the limit of advancement of the chin symphysis during genioplasty. Here’s my answer: 1-Limit of AP advancementThe maximum advancement of the distal fragment is acheived [...]
Non-surgical treatment of anterior open bite
Patient is 28 years old. She had already undergone orthodontic treatment in her teens (11.5 to 14.5 years). She underwent genioplasty 2 months after removal of fixed appliances. Photos taken 4 years (in 2010) after the braces were removed showed a n [...]
Straight bow or creative plication
Thanks for those who participate to this question quiz.Merci à ceux qui ont participé à cette question quiz.I wrote the explanation below each photo.I will copy it here.J’ai écrit les explications sous chaque photo.Je vais recopier ici. 1-Af [...]
Lingual Arch & Root movement. Arc lingual & mouvement de racine.
This case depicts molar uprighting using a lingual arch followed by a root spring to upright the canine. Then protracting the lower left 2nd molar to close the residual edentulous space without retraction of the anterior teeth with the help of a TAD [...]Interdisciplinary treatment Ortho-Perio
This is the case of a 38-year-old patient, a former smoker, who decides to take charge of herself and improve her oral health and smile. She didn’t believe it might be possible to “save” her teeth.Slide 1, 2, 3:Her dentist recommen [...]
Multidisciplinary treatment Ortho-Surgery-Prostho-Implant
Here’s a case I treated 20 years ago.The main complaint was an unstable and unsightly upper denture.The treatment plan involved Le Fort 1 maxillary advancement surgery.To optimise the pre-surgical dentomaxillary relationship, I extracted a low [...]
Extraction of a mandibular incisor
Here are a few examples of mandibular incisor extraction.This is not a very common treatment option, but when the case is well selected, it gives very good results.The 1st case was treated in 2001, over 20 years ago. It presented ideal conditions fo [...]