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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Before
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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Before
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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Before
6 months Xbow (9 months after Forsus spring removal)
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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