ORTHOBITES Fig. 8 ously presented. And the patient increased to a mesocephalic growth indicator. Total treatment time was twenty months. Proper Study Models: Study Models must be presented for the Diplomate Award. These must consist of Pre-Treat-ment models and models six months Post-Treatment. The models should be properly trimmed and polished such that they are consistent to the standards set forth by the American Board of Orthodontics. (Fig. 9) Remember: "Sharp people sharpen one another, just as iron sharpens iron". PROVERBS I then placed .018 x .025 stainless steel arch wire for two months to stabilize the periodontal ligaments. In month seventeen, I made sectionals from the .018 x .025 stain-less steel, replaced into the arches, and instructed the patient to wear cross arch elastics to fully intercuspated the premolars. The patient wore these for one month. In month eighteen I removed the poste-rior bands and brackets, impressed for retainers, and replaced the sectionals until the retainers came back from the laboratory. In month nineteen, I removed the remaining anterior brack-ets, took final records, and placed a lower bonded 3x3 and an upper QCM retainer with no occlusal coverage. Though the interincisal angle was slightly closed, I was very pleased with the results. Please refer to photos previ-For fees and applications, please visit www.orthodontics.com. Fig. 9 14 May/June 2012 JAOS
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