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case_images: Initial facial and intraoral photographs.
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case_images: Pre-treatment facial photographs (Fig 1) showed a convex facial profile, with a protruded lower lip. The pre-treatment intraoral photographs (Fig 1) showed a mild gingival recession in the mandibular left central incisor.
case_images: Initial panoramic radiograph (A), periapical radiograph (B), lateral cephalometric radiograph (C) and cephalometric tracing (D).
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case_images: Intraoral and radiograph images after maxillary expansion.
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case_images: By the tenth day, the patient reported hearing clicks in the region of the palatal suture and, in the following days, reported the appearance of the midline diastema (Fig 3). The radiographic image shows the opening of the midpalatal expansion (Fig 3).
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case_images: Intraoral and radiograph images after maxillary expansion.
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case_images: f3
case_images: By the tenth day, the patient reported hearing clicks in the region of the palatal suture and, in the following days, reported the appearance of the midline diastema (Fig 3). The radiographic image shows the opening of the midpalatal expansion (Fig 3).