Angle Orthod. 2021 Dec 30. doi: 10.2319/061721-487.1. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The case describes the interdisciplinary treatment of a 23-year-old woman with a Class III malocclusion, missing an upper right lateral incisor, abrasion of the maxillary incisal edges, anterior gingival margin discrepancies, and gingival recession. Initially, the patient was treated with fixed appliances combined…
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2022 Jan 4:S0889-5406(21)00796-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2020.12.024. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The objective was to describe the dental and skeletal changes obtained using the Carriere Motion Appliance (CMA), lateral cephalogram, and the corresponding cephalometric tracings. METHODS: A sample of 29 patients with Class II malocclusion (mean age, 12.6 ± 1.7…
Int Orthod. 2022 Jan 7:100602. doi: 10.1016/j.ortho.2021.100602. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT This case report demonstrates how the use of skeletal anchorage and appropriate orthodontic biomechanics can be used to resolve even complex cases, reducing unwanted dental movements and allowing the use of a partial vestibular appliance. It describes the complete mesialization of the left…
Int Orthod. 2022 Jan 15:100605. doi: 10.1016/j.ortho.2021.100605. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT This case report describes the complex situation of a young adult Class II hyperdivergent patient treated by premolar extraction with a straight wire lingual appliance. Despite the patient’s refusal to undergo surgical treatment, the dual goals of ideal occlusal relationship and profile improvement…