Fig. 12a Fig. 12b onset of treatment did not increase. His teeth and smile are beautiful. He and his mom are very happy with the outcome. I am proud of GG for wearing his elastics as prescribed. We will see him every three to six months for retainer checks. If he notices his bite opening, he is to call our office. My remedy for closing the bite, if necessary, will be upper and lower Trutain retainers with buttons or slits for anterior up and down red elastics. REFERENCES 1. Dixit Uma B, Shetty RM. Compari-son of soft-tissue, dental, and skele-tal characteristics in children with and without tongue thrusting habit Contemp Clin Dent. 2013 Jan-Mar; 4(1): 2–6. 2. Hanson ML, Barnard LW, Case JL. Tongue-thrust in preschool chil-dren. Am J Orthod. 1969;56:60–9. 3. Gellin ME. Digital sucking and tongue thrusting in children. Dent Clin North Am. 1978;22:603–19. 4. Cayley AS, Tindall AP, Sampson WJ, Butcher AR. Electropalato-graphic and cephalometric assess-ment of tongue function in open bite and non-open bite subjects. Eur J Orthod. 2000;22:463–74. https://orthodontics.com/annual-meeting-2023/ www.orthodontics.com Winter 2023 29
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