Review: Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics

Remodeling the dentofacial skeleton: the biological basis of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics.

Orthodontic tooth movement is dependent upon the remodeling of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone by mechanical means. Facial sutures are also fibrous articulations, and by remodeling these joints, one can alter the positional relationships of the bones of the facial skeleton. As might be expected from the structure and mobility of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), this articulation is...

Oral respiration: facial maldevelopment and corrective dentofacial orthopedics.

Dentofacial orthopedics and temporomandibular disorders \(TMD\): primum non nocere

The relations between dentofacial orthopedics and occlusodontics are an on-going subject of interest for practitionersofbothdisciplines.Thenumerous publications, including several previous special issues of the Revue d’ODF/ Journal of Dentofacial Anomalies and Orthodontics, that have been devoted to this topic over the last thirty years bear ample testimony to its importance. Temporomandibular ...

Remodeling the Dentofacial Skeleton : The Biological Basis of Orthodontics and Dentofacial

Prevention perspective in orthodontics and dento–facial orthopedics

In the present context of the public health directions, considering WHO main objective, that "all people of the world could reach the highest possible health level", in medicine, the accent is put on prevention. In spite of the important progresses achieved in orthodontics field, the treatment still remains a symptomatic one. In this context, we must ask ourselves what are the prevention theore...