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Pretreatment facial and intraoral photographs
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Facial examination [Figure 1] revealed a symmetric mesofacial head shape with a slightly convex facial profile and an obtuse nasolabial angle.
Pretreatment panoramic radiograph
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The panoramic radiograph [Figure 2] shows that all permanent teeth are present and in their normal eruptive path except for the upper left permanent canine that is horizontally impacted with the tip of the canine reaching the apex of the central incisor, which is further seen in the periapical radiographs [Figure 3].
Pretreatment periapical radiographs for impacted canine
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The panoramic radiograph [Figure 2] shows that all permanent teeth are present and in their normal eruptive path except for the upper left permanent canine that is horizontally impacted with the tip of the canine reaching the apex of the central incisor, which is further seen in the periapical radiographs [Figure 3].
Pretreatment cephalometric radiograph and measurements
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Cephalometric radiograph and analysis [Figure 4] revealed a Class I skeletal pattern with an average mandibular plane angle and lower anterior face height.
Miniscrew mechanics to retract the canine
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An elastic chain was then used from the screw to the gold chain to retract the canine in a distal and slight occlusal direction [Figure 5].
Panoramic radiograph on the day of upper arch bonding
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A panoramic radiograph taking at this point revealed some root resorption related to the upper left central incisor [Figure 6].
Posttreatment facial and intraoral photographs
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The final results can be seen in Figure 7.
Posttreatment panoramic radiograph
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The panoramic and cephalometric radiograph with the measurements can be seen in Figures 8 and 9, respectively.
Posttreatment cephalometric radiograph and measurements
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The panoramic and cephalometric radiograph with the measurements can be seen in Figures 8 and 9, respectively.
One-year retention follow-up facial and intraoral photographs
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The patient was seen after 1 year [Figure 10] where she was wearing the removable Hawley retainers at nighttime (3-4 times per week).