More patients are undergoing orthodontic treatment and mild external root resorption is a common finding.1, 2 This is usually not clinically significant with a root length reduction commonly of 1−2...

As orthognathic surgery is largely an elective process, it is imperative to determine the patients' presenting concerns, their motivation towards seeking treatment, and the realism of their...

The sequence of disease management includes three fundamental stages:.

The composition of the UK workforce delivering orthodontic treatment has changed greatly over the past decade since the introduction of OTs.3 This change in skill mix is significant due to the scope...

A large number of factors will influence the treatment planning process and final treatment decision. These include patient factors, dental factors, orthodontic factors and soft tissue factors; these...

Ectopic eruption of maxillary first permanent molars occurs in around 4% of the population. Radiographic examination can reveal the first permanent molar encroaching or impacting upon the distal...

Prior to enforced extraction of a primary tooth, the following recommendations should be considered:.

The most common cause of infra-occlusion is thought to be ankylosis. Ankylosis is an anomaly which occurs due to failure of the periodontal ligament to separate the root from the alveolar bone,...

The immediate management of intrusion injuries, as with any dental trauma, requires a comprehensive clinical and radiographic examination. Common clinical findings when examining an intrusive luxation...

The patient was a 14-year-old female, referred for a second opinion by a specialist orthodontist who had not performed the orthodontic treatment. The patient's complaint was her inability to close her...

Patient HG first attended in October 2012. Her presenting complaints were that she was missing her UR1, use of an upper partial denture, and that she felt that her upper canine tooth ‘stuck out’....

The development of lingual appliances started in 1968 at Kanagawa University, Japan, when Kinya Fujita first submitted his lingual appliance concepts.7 He started the manufacture and use of his system...

The fixed sectional appliance usually takes anchorage from the maxillary molars and has brackets bonded onto maxillary anteriors. The number of maxillary anteriors to be bonded varies according to the...

A 13-year-old male patient was referred from specialist practice to the dental hospital with a Class 1 malocclusion complicated by isolated shortening of the root to an upper right lateral incisor..