Case I
Nearly a year into her orthodontic treatment, a 30-year-old woman with a
history of TP and TM(Fig. 1) who had her upper premolars and lower left
premolar extracted noticed bony outgrowths on the buccal mucosa during
the space closure stages (Fig. 2). A provisional diagnosis of ABE was
obtained after a clinical examination, and it was agreed to carry on
with regular orthodontic treatment. In order to see if spontaneous
remission occurs, all orthodontic forces were stopped at the end of
orthodontic therapy. The ABE spontaneously regressed after two months of
force cessation (Fig. 3). Once normal alveolar and gingival architecture
was attained, the patient was debonded.