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Management of Class II Division I malocclusion with subdivision on left side by Camouflage Orthodontic Treatment - 8

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  Diagnosis:     A female patient came with the chief complain of forwardly placed upper front teeth. The extraoral examination reveals mesoprosopic faceform, mesoocephalic headform, convex profile, incompetent lips, acute nasolabial angle. The intraoral exa mination shows Class II molar and Class II canine relation on right side with spacing in upper anterior & crowding in lower anterior teeth. Diagnosis is Angle's Class II Division I malocclusion with subdivision on left si de,  spacing in upper anterior & crowding in lower anterior teeth. Treatment Objectives:  To correct proclination of upper anterior teeth To achieve ideal overjet and overbite To close spacing in upper anterior teeth To relieve crowding in lower anterior teeth To correct Class II molar and canine relation on right side To improve profile To correct nasolabial angle To correct smile Treatment Plan:  Extraction irt 14,24,34,45 Leveling and alignment  Space Closure Finishing and detailing Treatment Progr

The Inner Lives of Doctors - Doctors are humans too.

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Doctors are also human being. Doctors attribute to their profession behind closed doors. As patients, we are so overwhelmed with our own problems. We fail to notice that our doctor may be battling her own problems with a complicated system. They are stuck in a systemic mess. Patients bargaining and don’t pay up regularly. Medico Legal threats. Costs are rising in every things day by day but when doctors rise treatment costs, they have to give justification so much. Life-and-death ethical dilemmas. Burnout. Loss of value in society. Doctors are nudged and hassled in a system from which there’s no way out. Yet, they are held to one of the highest performing standards of any profession. It’s tough being a doctor today. They are not making as much money as you think. Unlike most high-end professionals, doctors begin making money after age of 35. Even after investing time, money, knowledge so much, they have waiting period so long to set ourselves. After finishing studies also they have to

Orthodontic treatment of Class I malocclusion with severe crowding, rotations in upper & lower anterior - 7

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  Diagnosis:     A female patient came with the chief complain of irregularly placed upper and lower front teeth. The extraoral examination reveals mesoprosopic faceform, mesoocephalic headform, straight profile, competent lips, average nasolabial angle. The intraoral examination shows Class I molar relation, Class I canine relation  with severe crowding in upper & lower anterior teeth. Rotations present in upper and lower central incisors. Diagnosis is Angle's Class I malocclusion with anterior crowding. Treatment Objectives:  To correct crowding in upper & lower anterior teeth To correct rotations of upper & lower central incisors To achieve ideal overjet and overbite To correct smile Treatment Plan:  Non-Extraction  Leveling and alignment  Inter-proximal reduction  Finishing and detailing Treatment Progress:        The orthodontic treatment is started with banding and bonding in upper and lower arches with standard 0.022 inch MBT preadjusted edgewise appliance. The i

Orthodontic treatment of Class I malocclusion with spacing in upper & crowding in lower anterior - 6

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  Diagnosis:      A Female patient come with the chief complain of spacing in upper teeth. The extraoral examination reveals europrosopic faceform, brachycephalic headform, convex profile, competent lips, acute nasolabial angle. The intraoral examination shows Class I molar relation, Class I canine relation  with spacing in upper arch & crowding in lower anterior teeth. Diagnosis is Angle's Class I malocclusion with anterior spacing.and lower crowding. Treatment Objectives:  To close space in upper teeth To relieve crowding in lower anterior teeth To achieve ideal overjet and overbite To correct smile To correct nasolabial angle Treatment Plan:  Non-Extraction  Leveling and alignment  Space closure Finishing and detailing Treatment Progress:       The orthodontic treatment is started with banding and bonding in upper and lower arches with standard 0.022 inch MBT preadjusted edgewise appliance. The initial leveling and alignment process is started on 0.014  nickel‑titanium (NiTi