Before	After	Before	After

   Improvement in Facial Profile and Midlines

A 11-year-old woman does not have UL3 and LL5 congenitally with retention of their precedent teeth (Fig.1,3,5,7,9 C, E).  Her mother rejects implant option and insists on non-extraction orthodontics.  When alignment is achieved, she notes the midline issue (dashed line in Fig.1) and agrees upon extraction (UR4 and LR5).  The total treatment is 2 years 7 months.  Before photos are taken nearly 3 months post banding, while after ones immediately post debanding.

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Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 10/21/2018, last revision 01/04/2021