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ORTHODONTIC SECTION

Fig 8a: One-year review, intraoral view Fig 8b: One-year review, retracted

Fig 8c: One-year review, retracted right- hand side Fig 8d: One-year review, retracted left-hand side

surgery report that they would
recommend the treatment to others.
After completing this journey, the
patient has gained a great deal of self-
confidence and self-esteem. She has
also matured into a young adult and is
less introverted.
The patient is now one of our
patients who is happy to speak with
Fig 8f: One-year review, intraoral lower others, sharing her experiences and
arch encouraging and reassuring them
about this long, committed, yet very
Fig 8e: One-year review, intraoral upper arch rewarding journey. n

PROPOSED RETENTION STRATEGY ABOUT THE AUTHORS
For retention, we proposed using vacuum-formed
removable retainers as well as bonded upper and lower
lingual retainers from UR3 to UL3 and LR3 to LL3,
utilizing 0.0175” braided stainless steel (co-axial).
We instructed the patient to wear the removable
retainers full time for 12 months, followed by nocturnal
wear for an additional 12 months, and then to wear the
upper retainer indefinitely for a minimum of four nights
per week.

OVERALL SATISFACTION
The majority of patients undergoing orthognathic Dr. Shivani Patel is a Dr. Paul Johnson is a Dr. Raul Costa is a
specialist orthodontist. maxillofacial surgeon. restorative dentist.
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