When the Midline Diastema Is Not Characteristic of the “Ugly Duckling” Stage

When the Midline Diastema Is Not Characteristic of the “Ugly Duckling” Stage

This case report presents the interceptive orthodontic treatment of a 9-year, 5-month-old boy with class I malocclusion, a 9.0-mm maxillary midline diastema, and deviation from the midline. The treatment goals were to decrease the magnitude of the diastema and to simulate the characteristics of the...

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Main Authors: Orlando Motohiro Tanaka, Alessandro Yuske Kusano Morino, Oscar Fernando Machuca, Neblyssa Ágatha Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/924743
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spelling doaj-d15baab4d71947d3b3720e83e72433e42021-07-02T06:00:15ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552015-01-01201510.1155/2015/924743924743When the Midline Diastema Is Not Characteristic of the “Ugly Duckling” StageOrlando Motohiro Tanaka0Alessandro Yuske Kusano Morino1Oscar Fernando Machuca2Neblyssa Ágatha Schneider3Graduate Dentistry Program, Orthodontics, School of Health and Biosciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Rua Imaculada Conceição 1155, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, BrazilUndergraduation Dentistry Course, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, BrazilGraduate Dentistry Program, Orthodontics, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, BrazilGraduate Dentistry Program, Orthodontics, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Paraná, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, BrazilThis case report presents the interceptive orthodontic treatment of a 9-year, 5-month-old boy with class I malocclusion, a 9.0-mm maxillary midline diastema, and deviation from the midline. The treatment goals were to decrease the magnitude of the diastema and to simulate the characteristics of the “ugly duckling” stage. Braces were placed on the first molars and the maxillary central incisors. The biomechanics of the anchors on the first molars elicited substantial mesial movement of the left central incisor to match the midline. A flat wire segment was bonded onto the palatal surface of the central incisors for retention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/924743
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title_short When the Midline Diastema Is Not Characteristic of the “Ugly Duckling” Stage
title_full When the Midline Diastema Is Not Characteristic of the “Ugly Duckling” Stage
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description This case report presents the interceptive orthodontic treatment of a 9-year, 5-month-old boy with class I malocclusion, a 9.0-mm maxillary midline diastema, and deviation from the midline. The treatment goals were to decrease the magnitude of the diastema and to simulate the characteristics of the “ugly duckling” stage. Braces were placed on the first molars and the maxillary central incisors. The biomechanics of the anchors on the first molars elicited substantial mesial movement of the left central incisor to match the midline. A flat wire segment was bonded onto the palatal surface of the central incisors for retention.
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