Case: female, dental age 10 years ; Severe CLII dental and skeletal malocclusion with anterior open-bite tendency and 13 mm overjet. Various soft tissue dysfunctional habits.

Dr. Larry Brown’s system of “Esthetic Orthodontics” is used in these early mixed-dentition, non-extraction cases. This system of Esthetic Diagnosis and Treatment Mechanics, combined with the Straight Wire Appliance (SWA) is used as a “fixed functional appliance” in order help eliminate Dysfunctional Habits and then to enact “Growth Modification” so as to change the face.