Arch Expansion to Create Tooth Space of a Psuedo Class III Jaw Relationship

by Clayton A. Chan, D.D.S. I am adding a series of pictures of a recent case I did involving upper arch crowding (blocked out upper left canine tooth with lingual version lateral incisor).  Male patient presented with a psuedo Class III prognathic bite.  From my diagnosis and objective assessment using TENS  and my K7 kineseograph [...]

Genetic Component of Ortho and TMD: Mother-Daughter Comparison

By Clayton A. Chan, D.D.S. “The ultimate responsibility of the orthodontic therapist is to treat all three components of the stomatognathic system to create an environment for synergistic function of the teeth, temporomandibular joints and the neuromuscular system.  Successful orthodontic treatment is predicated on eliminating adverse muscles forces on teeth that have been positioned in [...]

Early Orthodontic Treatment in the Mixed Dentition

Clayton A. Chan, DDS, MICCMO Master International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics Mothers and fathers are approaching us daily about their children’s crowded teeth, protruding teeth and spaces between the teeth. Today’s parents do not accept the answers given by some dentists and orthodontists when observing that there son or daughter has a problem.  “No treatment [...]