ORTHOBITES Fig. 8 Fig. 11 Fig. 9 Fig. 12 Fig. 10 four upper and lower anteriors with .022 slotted Opti-mim Modified-Roth Prescription, banded the six year molars with Tempra bands, and placed .018 Nitinol pre-fabricated utility arch wires (All products are from Ortho Organizers). No occlusal pads were needed as the overjet was so severe and there were no bracket inter-ferences (Fig. 4). A power chain was also placed from 1-1 to address the chief complaint of the diastema. In Figs. 5,6, 7,and 8 (March, August, and September, 2009, and January 2010), the patient was increased to .16 x .16 SS Pre-Fab UTW and advancement was placed in the lower arch wire to decrease the overjet, and tip-back bends were placed in both arch wires to open the bite. In January, 2010, I had a meeting with the parents to explain the “catch 22”. I explained their son’s teeth were dentally older than his physical age. In other words, his premolars had erupted sooner than antici-62 July/August 2012 JAOS
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