Category: 2. Early Intervention Orthodontics

  • Lily V-H 12yo – Myofunctional Therapy – Class II Div 2, Tongue Trust

    Lily V-H 12yo – Myofunctional Therapy – Class II Div 2, Tongue Trust

    2023-07-31 – Pre-Op Analysis Class II div 2 – >70% Deep bite Nearly soft tissue trauma of the anterior palate 2023-10-30 – 1st Review Compliance is fair but Lily finds the Myobrace out of her mouth periodically. Rx mouth tape

  • Tara,V – Myofunctional Therapy (MFT)

    Tara,V – Myofunctional Therapy (MFT)

    Female Age Mid 50’s 2023-07-12 Pre-Op Analysis 2023-10-25 1st Review (Blue Models)

  • Elsa,G-H – Myofunctional Therapy

    Elsa,G-H – Myofunctional Therapy

    Female DOB : 2013-02-20 – Age 10 at start of treatment Analysis Goals 1st Quarter Review -2023-04-03 2nd quarter review 2023-05-08 3rd quarter review 2023-09-21

  • Connor,C – Myobrace

    Connor,C – Myobrace

    Pre-Op Analysis 2023-05-29 Tx Plan 1st Review 2023-08-28 Compliance is fair but not able to wear appliance through the night yet. Not wearing appliance before bed time.

  • Arlo.M – Myobrace

    Arlo.M – Myobrace

    Pre-Op Analysis 2023-03-14 Deep bite with near traumatic occlusion on the palate anteriorly 1st Review 2023-08-08 Compliance has been reasonable and there has been nice progress for 3 months – Appliance was delivered in 2023-05 Key Upper Arch Lower Arch 2nd Review 2023-11-13 Comparison to pre-op records 3rd Review 2024-02-12

  • Paige L. – Myobrace

    Paige L. – Myobrace

    pre operative 2022-10-21 TREATMENT STARTED AT AGE : 7 Analysis goals Treatment plan stage 1 1st Review – 2023-03-01 2nd Review – 2023-05-30 3rd Review – 2023-08-22 4th Review – 2023-12-05

  • Mackenzie. L – Myobrace

    Mackenzie. L – Myobrace

    TREATMENT STARTED AT AGE : 9 1st Review – 2023-03-01 Compliance was not good in the first quarter. Not much expansion seen on buccal side 2nd Review – 2023-05-30 Second quarter has signs of better compliance with evidences of expansion bilaterally as seen by the blue on the buccal(cheek) sides of the posterior teeth.

  • Chloe.W – Early Intervention -Non Extraction

    Chloe.W – Early Intervention -Non Extraction

    MODERATE TO SEVERE CLASS II DIV 1 AND 2 WITH LOWER LIP ENTRAPMENT Pre-Op – 2020-11-25 analysis STAGE 1 Sequentail aligner - 2021-05 Goal Treatment plan Myofunctional Therapy – Myobrace – 2021-11 STAGE 2 Progress Review at 2022-07-04 after about 8 months of K1 Myobrace action : progressing with Myobrace K2 (large) for further arch development…

  • Liam.E – Rapid Maxillary Expansion, Myofunctional Therapy

    Liam.E – Rapid Maxillary Expansion, Myofunctional Therapy

    Case Brief This is an early intervention case starting at age 9. It was established very early that RME will be as a fixed appliance as Liam is unlikely to comply with self imposed daily use. He is happy to have the fixed appliance. He is slightly apprehensive. I assessed him to be a good…

  • The Occult Tongue Thrust – A strong case for Clear Aligners

    The Occult Tongue Thrust – A strong case for Clear Aligners

    One of the significant challenges of orthodontics treatment is tongue thrust, in particular the occult cases Dr Michael C C Ho Tongue thrust, aka immature tongue function or infantile and teeth apart swallow. In the more severe cases its rehabilitation may involves multiple disciplinary treatment. In additions to orthodontics , speech therapist or myofunctional therapist…