Case Studies

Editor’s intro: Dr. Bryan Lockhart’s solution to the many challenges to treatment for this patient involved a multi-faceted approach to treatment. Dr. Bryan Lockhart addresses this patient’s skeletal Class III malocclusion, while correcting the anterior crossbite and obtaining positive overjet Introduction The adult orthodontic patient often presents a special set of complexities that requires careful analysis and

Editor’s intro: Dr. Cory Costanzo uses clear aligners to treat a patient with an implant, crowded lower teeth and a narrow smile. Read about the steps needed to provide this patient with positive results. Dr. Cory Costanzo describes clear aligner therapy for a patient with an implant Over the past decade, we have witnessed a dramatic

Editor’s intro: With DIY aligners using SureSmile software as the treatment for a patient’s generalized spacing issue, Dr. Edward Y. Lin provided an affordable and effective treatment plan.  Dr. Edward Y. Lin discusses the steps to an affordable clear aligner treatment option As the old saying goes, “With age comes wisdom.” This is most certainly true with

Editor’s intro: Dr. Stuart Frost discusses an innovative gummy smile treatment that results in less cost, less risk, and stunning results. Dr. Stuart Frost illustrates an innovative treatment for an often untreated condition Gummy smile patients have always presented orthodontists with a huge dilemma. For many years, I would feel that churn in my stomach when a

Editor’s intro: Situational extraction therapy often leads to innovative treatment decisions — these clinicians have discovered that clear aligner therapy can result in a stable, functionally, and esthetically balanced occlusion after atypical extractions. Drs. George J. Cisneros, Anderson T. Huang, and Darren Huang discuss a case that resulted in a stable, functionally, and esthetically balanced occlusion

Editor’s intro: Cervical-pull headgear can be cumbersome and inconvenient for patients. Dr. Jack Fisher achieved the headgear effect using skeletal anchorage devices.  Dr. Jack Fisher discusses a treatment alternative to headgear Introduction For many years, orthodontists have used cervical-pull headgear to treat Class II patients. However effective headgear can be, most patients hate the idea of wearing