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Front, lateral view, and cephalometric radiography. Side and front views at the beginning of treatment
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F1
The initial AOB was -4.7 mm (Fig. 1). The patient had a mixed denture phase, with a complete eruption of the central incisors and first permanent molars, Angle Class I relationship, and absence of posterior crossbite (Fig. 1). It can be noticed in the clinical and cephalometric aspects present in Figure 3 and in Table 1.
Frontal and occlusal views immediately after placement of the fixed palatal grid
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F2
The extension of the grid covered the entire AOB, preventing the interposition of the tongue, without interfering with the soft tissues and mandibular movements (Fig. 2).
Front, lateral, and cephalometric radiography. Side and frontal views at the end of treatment
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F3
It can be noticed in the clinical and cephalometric aspects present in Figure 3 and in Table 1.
Front, lateral view, and cephalometric radiography. Side and frontal views after 2 years of treatment
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F4
Front, lateral view, and cephalometric radiography. Side and frontal views after 5 years of treatment
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