Case story
Open bite Closed without Surgery, declined elsewhere
22-year-old male wants to close his 6mm open bite and underbite and told surgery was the only option by other orthodontists
The challenge
Severe open bite and underbite with tongue thrust, affecting eating and speech.
The plan
Use Invisalign for posterior intrusion with third-molar extractions, Class III elastics, and vibrational therapy.
The outcome
Bite closed to ideal, restoring function and correcting the underbite through lower tooth distalization
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