Case story
Thumb Sucking Open Bite & Narrow Palate Correction with a Palatal Expander and Braces
This 7-year-old girl with a severe 6 mm anterior open bite, a persistent left thumb-sucking habit, and a narrow, constricted palate.
The challenge
Severe asymmetric open bite from persistent thumb-sucking with maxillary constriction.
The plan
Rapid Palatal Expander with built in thumb crib followed by banding and bonded 3-3 Braces
The outcome
Thumb-sucking stopped; open bite closed, with slight residual overjet and gingival inflammation.
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