Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 “GG was a very cooperative patient. He wore elastics well. GG’s case finished very well. Treatment took just under two years. His open bite closed and we were able to achieve an ideal OB/OJ of 1.5 mm. The molars and canines were finished in a Class I relationship.” Treatment Objectives Achieved Diagnosis and Treatment Plan: Although GG’s molars were almost Class I, he presented with a skele-tal Class III malocclusion. His chief complaint was his 3mm anterior open bite from canine to canine. (Figs. 10a-10c) The treatment plan for him was to use a habit appliance and elastics to close his bite. He was treated without extractions. Tip–Edge brackets and wires were used. Stage I was skipped because his teeth were already aligned enough to bracket all of them allowing us to go to Pre–Stage 3. Elastics were used to move the molars in to a Class I relationship. Achievement of Treatment Objectives: With this case, I was able to use .016 ss wires all the way through treatment and achieve a nice occlusion with steps and elastics. GG was a very cooperative patient. He wore elastics well. GG’s case finished very well. (Figs. 11a-11c) Treatment took just under two years. His open bite closed and we were able to achieve an ideal OB/OJ of 1.5 mm. The molars and canines were finished in a Class I relationship. Fig. 10b Fig. 10a Fig. 10c www.orthodontics.com Winter 2023 27
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