Xbow Cases

Before

1. Xbow: left spring 3 months, right spring 5 months___2. RME (compensatory upper jaw expansion)

3. replace springs for 3 months___After photos taken 2 months after Xbow removal. Full braces were not used.

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Before

1. Xbow 4 months 2. Compensatory maxillary expansion 3. Replace springs 4 months 4. More maxillary expansion

Photos taken 6 months after spring removal. No braces have been used yet. Cephalometric radiographs below.

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profile change after 7 months Xbow, after photo taken 2 months after spring removal

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Before

Xbow

Xbow 6 months. After photos taken 14 months after spring removal. No braces have been used.

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Before

1. Upper 2X4

2. Xbow 4 months (mesial entry\shorty hook-up), day of spring removal and start of compensatory maxillary expansion

Note first bicuspid overcorrection from half cusp Class II to half cusp Cl III (as well as overjet correction) in 4 months.

Retention phase after maxillary expansion, 3 months after spring removal.

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Before

1. Upper 2X4 (4 incisor brackets) 2. Xbow 4 months 3. RME (compensatory upper jaw expansion)

After photos taken 7 months after Forsus spring removal. Full braces were not used.

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xbow

Before

xbow

1. Upper 2X4 (four incisor brackets) 2. Xbow 4 months (11 months after Forsus spring removal, full braces have not been used)

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xbow

Before

xbow

1. Upper 2X4 (4 incisor brackets) 2. Xbow 4 months

(7 months after Forsus spring removal. Full braces have not been used)

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xbow

Before

xbow

6 months Xbow (9 months after Forsus spring removal)

xbow

11 months braces (2 years after Forsus spring removal. No headgear or Class II elastics were used)

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Before

4.5 months Xbow followed by 14 months full braces.

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Before

1. Upper 2X4 (4 upper incisor brackets) 2. Xbow 5 months 3. RME (upper jaw expansion)

12 months full braces

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Before

Xbow 3 months

12 months full braces

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Before

6 months Xbow followed by 10 months full braces

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Before

Xbow 4 months (6 months after Forsus spring removal)

11 months full braces

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Impacted canine, retained primary canine              1. Extract primary canine, 2. Xbow (3 months Forsus spring right,

                                                                            6 months Forsus spring left), 3. RME

                                                                            Post phase one, Braces have not been used

 

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