PMC4792038_01
Pretreatment photographs
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F1
The smile arc of the patient was nonconsonant [Figure 1]. The patient had bilateral posterior crossbite with respect to the first molars [Figure 1]. The smile appearance improved and the esthetic profile of the patient was maintained [Figures 6 and 7 and Table 1].
Pretreatment cephalogram
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F2
Pretreatment orthopantomogram
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F3
Unilateral extraction in maxillary arch and NiTi palatal expander for correction of crossbite
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F4
An open coil spring was placed with respect to the blocked out canine for space creation and midline correction in the maxillary arch [Figure 4].
Asymmetric elastics
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F5
Posttreatment photographs
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F6
The smile appearance improved and the esthetic profile of the patient was maintained [Figures 6 and 7 and Table 1].
Posttreatment cephalogram
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F7
The smile appearance improved and the esthetic profile of the patient was maintained [Figures 6 and 7 and Table 1].
Posttreatment orthopantomogram
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F8
Post treatment Orthopantomogram showed ideal mesiodistal angulations of the dentition [Figure 8].