A panda named "Beixia" at the Chengdu Panda Base in China suffered facial asymmetry shortly after birth due to her mother's accidental injury to her left forelimb and jaw. Before she was even a year old, she underwent amputation surgery and then received braces using human orthodontic technology to correct her facial deformity. Now, at four years old, "Beixia" is in good health. This successful case, the world's first "orthodontic treatment for …
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A panda named "Beixia" at the Chengdu Panda Base in China suffered facial asymmetry shortly after birth due to her mother's accidental injury to her left forelimb and jaw. Before she was even a year old, she underwent amputation surgery and then received braces using human orthodontic technology to correct her facial deformity. Now, at four years old, "Beixia" is in good health. This successful case, the world's first "orthodontic treatment for …