Periodontic-orthodontic interactions are mutually beneficial. Combined periodontic and orthodontic treatment can greatly enhance periodontal health and dentofacial esthetics. Adjunctive orthodontic management of pathological tooth migration has unique effects in subjects with moderate to advanced periodontitis. Orthodontic treatment should only be undertaken with healthy periodontium or healthy...

The skeletal Class III pattern is characterized by a sagittal intermaxillary mesial discrepancy. This discrepancy may have an unfavorable impact on function and aesthetics, which can be aggravated the presence of facial asymmetries. case report describes diagnosis treatment planning 19-year-old male patient with III, maxillary hypoplasia, anterior crossbite, mandibular asymmetry. When reached m...

The adult patient may present with a complex medical and dental history. Comprehensive treatment planning with appropriate consultation among the restorative dentist and other dental specialists is a prerequisite for a successful treatment outcome. This article reviewed the role of orthodontic treatment in the restoration of the partially edentulous patient. The case illustrations presented sho...

OBJECTIVE Patients' and parents' expectations are important in orthodontic treatment decision making. The literature generally demonstrates the perceived benefits of orthodontic treatment, but patients' and their parents' concerns about orthodontic treatment have not been investigated comprehensively. The aim of this study was to identify patients' and parents' concerns about orthodontic treatm...

This paper describes treatment planning and dental rehabilitation of permanent maxillary incisors of an 11-year old patient affected by hypoplastic Amelogenesis imperfecta using CEREC chair side technology. The treatment was conducted in a multidisciplinary approach and followed by orthodontic treatment using self-ligating brackets to achieve optimum results. The teeth were treated endodontical...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate alterations of papilla dimensions after orthodontic closure of the diastema between maxillary central incisors. METHODS Sixty patients who had a visible diastema between maxillary central incisors that had been closed by orthodontic approximation were selected for this study. Various papilla dimensions were assessed on clinical photographs and stu...

The emphasis and direction of orthodontic treatment planning philosophies over the past century is a story almost all orthodontists are familiar with. In the latter part of the 19th century, Norman Kingsley, the leading orthodontist of the era, emphasized the esthetic objectives of orthodontic treatment. In the Kingsley paradigm, the articulation of the teeth was clearly secondary to facial app...

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this investigation was to broaden the understanding of how various skeletal, dental, and soft-tissue relationships are related to the esthetics of the smile in patients with malocclusions before orthodontic treatment. METHODS Images of the posed smile were captured from digital video clips of 60 growing patients (33 girls, 27 boys) seeking orthodontic treatment; th...

BACKGROUND Orthodontic treatment is taken as a painful procedure by most of the patients. The pain can be experienced during different procedures like separator placement, banding, bonding, extraction as well as arch wire activation and debonding. There are very few studies done on the anticipated pain and pain experienced among mentioned orthodontic procedures. OBJECTIVES To compare the anti...