Patient History This 12-year 6-month-old female is concerned about the prominent canines, but her mother is a dental hygienist and is also worried about her daughter's posterior occlusion. Her mother has an anteriorly displaced disk in her left TMJ, and is concerned that her daughter will eventually have the same problem. Her daughter used a pacifier until 3 years of age, but does not admit to any finger habits recently. The mother is concerned because the pediatric dentist recommended the removal of the primary canines, and she feels that this may have contributed to her daughter's malocclusion.