• A hybrid approach: Maximizing esthetics in a complex occlusion

    June 01, 2018
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    A hybrid approach: Maximizing esthetics in a complex occlusion

    In many situations, a hybrid appliance therapy can marry the biomechanical needs of the orthodontist and the esthetic needs of the patient. This case shows how the 3M™ Incognito™ Appliance System, 3M™ Victory Series™ Brackets, and 3M™ Unitek™ Temporary Anchorage Device (TAD) System can be utilized to treat a challenging clinical case esthetically.

    Jeremiah Sturgill, DMD, MPH, DHEd

    A hybrid approach: Maximizing esthetics in a complex occlusion

    In many situations, a hybrid appliance therapy can marry the biomechanical needs of the orthodontist and the esthetic needs of the patient. This case shows how the 3M™ Incognito™ Appliance System, 3M™ Victory Series™ Brackets, and 3M™ Unitek™ Temporary Anchorage Device (TAD) System can be utilized to treat a challenging clinical case esthetically.

    Jeremiah Sturgill, DMD, MPH, DHEd

    Orthodontic retreatment with 3M™ Clarity™ SL Self-Ligating Appliance System for a traumatic anterior edge-to-edge occlusion with periodontal implications.

    In many situations, a hybrid appliance therapy can marry the biomechanical needs of the orthodontist and the esthetic needs of the patient. This case shows how the 3M™ Incognito™ Appliance System, 3M™ Victory Series™ Brackets, and 3M™ Unitek™ Temporary Anchorage Device (TAD) System can be utilized to treat a challenging clinical case esthetically.

    Jeremiah Sturgill, DMD, MPH, DHEd

    • In this clinical case, a 25-year-old Asian female presents for consultation with a chief complaint of mandibular crowding. She has a non-contributory medical and dental history, except for a lateral periodontal cyst at #26, which was addressed by a periodontist and resolved uneventfully (Figure 1).

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