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TREATED CASE TWO |
The decision making process in the diagnosis and treatment of a 12.8 year old girl with bimaxillary protrusion, incisor crowding, proclined upper incisors and a mild Class III skeletal pattern.
Diagnosing bimaxillary protrusion |
– warning signs from hard tissue measurements – soft tissue cephalometric analysis – 14 key Arnett values |
Premolar extractions in crowded cases |
– dental aesthetics after upper second premolar extractions – managing invaginations in premolar extraction sites |
Techniques for effective incisor alignment |
– controlling canines and first premolars with lacebacks – making space for incisor alignment before bracketing |
The importance of bendbacks |
– how to produce tight bendbacks… – and why they are essential to prevent incisor flaring |
The versatility of mechanics with System 5.0 |
– steel .019/.025 working wires for inter-arch mechanics |