Awareness of the need of the society for orthodontic treatments is of great importance for the comprehensive health planning and dental insurance purposes. The objective of the present study was to determine the need and demand for orthodontic treatment in 13to 14-year-old students in Kermanshah, in 2012.In this cross-sectional study, 600 13to 14-year-old students of either gender of Kermanshah...

Introduction: Pharyngeal airway space has become an important criterion for diagnosis and treatment planning this led to a paradigm shift towards soft tissue evaluation orthodontic planning, The aims objectives of the study were evaluate compare upper pharyngeal in Cleft Lip & Palate patients who underwent under different modalities like Camouflage Maxillary Advancement. Methods: This is re...

BACKGROUND Malocclusion is one of the most common dental problems in mankind. Planning orthodontic treatment as well as an interceptive approach within a public health system requires information on the prevalence of malocclusions. AIM The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment needs among 12-15-year-old school children of fishermen of Kutch co...

Mandibular incisor extraction for orthodontic treatment is considered an unusual treatment option because of the limited number of patients that meet the criteria for such treatment. Accurate diagnosis and treatment planning is essential to achieve the desired results. Adult orthodontic patients are increasingly motivated by esthetic considerations and reject the idea of conventional fixed appl...

Aim: To investigate the application of Bolton’s ratios in the proper diagnosis and treatment planning for Chinese orthodontic patients with congenitally missing mandibular incisor. Materials and Methods: Twenty-seven Chinese cases (males 10, females 17) with congenitally missing mandibular incisor and class I molar relationship were recruited in this study. Guided by the anterior Bolton’s ratio...

Skeletal anchorage (SA) has expanded treatment options not only for orthodontics but also for other dental disciplines. In the same way that dental movement can be produced in three planes of space, SA can be used in three dimensions to enhance the precision of orthodontic treatment and to allow for movements that are very difficult, if not impossible, with orthodontic treatment alone. The pote...

This case report describes the orthodontic treatment of a 24-year-old patient presenting with Angle Class I malocclusion, bimaxillary dental protrusion and recent loss of mandibular molars. Treatment involved extraction of the maxillary first premolars and closing of mandibular first molar spaces. Treatment outcomes demonstrate the need for individualized treatment planning and highlight the ke...

This case report describes the successful treatment of a 26-year-old Caucasian male with skeletal and dental Class III malocclusion associated with mild maxillary and mandibular crowding. The patient had anteroposterior and transverse discrepancies with a reverse overjet and bilateral posterior crossbites. The nonextraction treatment plan included aligning and leveling of the teeth in both arch...

The stage of Skeletal Maturation of an individual is essential for assessing the growth potential of an individual. This helps in formulating Diagnosis and Treatment Planning which may affect the final prognosis of the orthodontic treatment. The course of orthodontic treatment often depends upon the intensity of facial growth. Thus the knowledge of the timing of these growth velocity variations...

statement of problem comprehensive diagnosis is regarded as an important base for orthodontic treatment. an effective way to reach a correct diagnosis is to compare the craniofacial skeleton of patients with normal cases in the same race through lateral cephalograms. purpose the present study was designed to determine the cephalometric standards of senior high school students in the city of ham...