Treatment Plan and Discussions of Class I with Smilestream: A Case Report

The aim of the study was to present a Class I case and the treatment plan related to orthodontic diagnosis. The chief complaint of a patient and his parents are crowded teeth upper and lower and anterior crossbite. “@I’m looking like a crocodile” were the first words of the boy sitting on the dental chair. The main task was functional but also esthetics because it was from the first important to him. The treated malocclusion is characterized with a narrow maxillary width and prominence of the mandible. The maxilla was deficient in anteroposterior and transverse dimensions, causing a slightly concave and unpleasant profile, a crossbite relationship of lateral incisors and upper and lower anterior crowding. The use of mechanics was preferred and accepted as a better solution for the patient according to the idea to generate well directed growth. The patient was 12 year-old boy with Class I malocclusion and anterior crossbite. A molar and canine class 1 and correction of the malocclusion were obtained. The improvement of facial aesthetics and smile enlarging were also ensured.