Facial Profile Was Significantly Improved With Extraction Treatment

Extraction versus non-extraction is always a controversial issue in the orthodontic community.  However, it is unavoidable in certain cases where is significant crowdings or protrusion of upper and lower incisors because teeth extraction created spaces to help relieve crowding and improve the patient's facial profile.  Here is an example of the patient who was transferred to us where we extracted 4 bicuspids resulted in significantly improved of patient's facial profile. 

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Beautiful Smile by Dr. Nguyen at the Georgia Orthodontic Care

An ideal smile line is when the edges of the upper teeth follow the curve of the lower lip. Shown here is a patient with a beautiful smile line created by Dr. Nguyen at the Georgia Orthodontic Care.

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Improve a Gummy Smile Patient by Using Temporary Anchorage Devices

Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) are mini titanium screws that are temporarily inserted in alveolar bone for additional anchorage.  It will be removed when the treatment objectives are achieved.  It can be useful in challenged cases where it is almost impossible to achieve with traditional braces alone.  Shown here is a patient with a severe gummy smile who is treated with braces in conjunction with TADs.

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Improve an Occlusal Cant Using Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs)

The cant of the occlusal plane can significantly affect smile esthetics.  It is frequently associated with facial asymmetry.  In severe cases, orthognathic surgery is needed in order to correct. However, in mild cases, it can be improved by using temporary anchorage devices (TADs).  Shown below is a case in which we improve patient’s smile by correcting the occlusal cant using temporary anchorage device.

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Molar Intrusion & Upright Using Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs)

When a patient has space due to missing tooth, teeth tend to tip into the space of the same arch and super-erupted from the opposite arch.  It is not ideal for the restorative dentist.  In this case, patient had space due to #30 extracted for a long time, #31 was tipped mesially and #29 was tipped distally.  #3 was super-erupted into the lower space.  We use TADs to intrude the super-erupted upper molar & upright lower molar. It establishes ideal space for implant restoration.

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Using Temporary Anchorage Device (TAD) to Retract Upper Arch

Patient had class II division 1 malocclusion.  The treatment plan was to extract the upper 1st bicuspids but the patient did not want the extraction.  We used a temporary anchorage device (TAD) to retract upper teeth into ideal class I.

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The Oblique View of the Smile

Here is a beautiful oblique view of a patient's smile. This view allows the clinician to evaluate the relationships of the patient's lips to the teeth and jaws. Special thanks to Ngan for allowing us to share your photo to the world.

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