OKUBO SMILES
our "look" natural full healthy smiles
Expand Upper Arch
- OPENED BITE: Adjusted bone to restore teeth.
- OUR TREATMENT: Expand his upper arch sideways as well as front to back, so he can breathe better. Finish with braces to perfect the alignment of teeth and improve his function.
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Extreme Crowding-Narrow Arches
- TEETH EXTRACTED TO “MAKE SPACE”: 4 first premolars were extracted ; they didn’t save space and her crowding got worse.
- OUR TREATMENT: Expand her upper arch sideways as well as front to back, to make room for upper canines. Finish with braces to perfect the alignment of teeth and improve her function.
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Posterior Cross Bite
- Her upper arch is narrower which caused severe crowding of her front teeth
- TREATMENT: Expand her upper arch to make more room for her front teeth.
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Posterior Crossbite
- ADULT PATIENT: He was told adults he needed extractions of permanent teeth and surgery of his upper jaw.
- OUR TREATMENT: removable appliances were used to activate, grow bone, and expand his upper and lower arches. This also opened his airway so he can breathe easier.
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Extreme crowding-narrow arches
- OUR TREATMENT: Expand her upper arch sideways as well as front to back, to make room for upper canines. Finish with braces to perfect the alignment of teeth and improve her function.
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Posterior Crossbite
- ADULT PATIENT: she is missing a front tooth
- TREATMENT: removable appliances were used to activate, grow bone, and expand her upper and lower arches.
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Extreme Crowding-Narrow Arches
- OUR TREATMENT: Expand his upper arch sideways as well as front to back, to make room for upper canines. Finish with braces to perfect the alignment of teeth and improve his function.
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Deep Bite Overjet
- OUR TREATMENT: Widen her upper arch sideways. Finish with braces to perfect the alignment of teeth and improve her function.
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20 Years Follow up
Severe Overjet
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Severe CrowDing-Narrow Arches
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Before & After
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Severe Overjet- 4 Months of Treatment
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Adult Expansion
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Adult Expansion
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12 Years Follow up
22 Years Follow up
22 Years Follow up
22 YEARS FOLLOW UP
Adult Expansion 8mm
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Before & After
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