Adult Orthodontics Flashcards
What is this an example of?
Buccal segment extrusion
What are some reasons for secondary adult ortho tx?
Unsuccessful previous treatment/relapse
Tooth loss
Periodontal disease
What is this an example of?
Incisor proclination
How can periodontal disease affect a patients teeth in regards to ortho problems?
Proclination
Extrusion
Rotation
Irregular spacing
Overeruption
What is this an example of?
Relative incisor intrusion
What are the 4 ways an overbite can be reduced?
Relative incisor intrusion (growing patient)
Buccal segment extrusion (not ideal)
True incisor intrusion (adult patient)
Incisor proclination (not ideal)
What teeth shape are the worst to carry out inter-dental enamel reduction on?
Square/Rectangular shaped teeth
(long contact points)
What may you want to incorporate at the end of adult ortho tx?
Permanent retention
(eg lingual wires)
What are some alternatives to extractions for space creation in adult ortho tx?
Inter-dental enamel reduction
Incisor proclination
Molar distal movement
Expansion (Transverse direction)
What are the different ways we can treat skelatal discrepancies?
Growth modification (peads)
Camouflage tx
Orthognathic surgery
What is this an example of?
Relative incisor intrusion
Compensatory condylar growth to get a reduced overbite
Increase in lower anterior face height
What teeth shape are the best to carry out inter-dental enamel reduction on?
Triangular shaped teeth (short contact points)
What are diffrent ways we can modify traditional ortho tx (braces) to make it more aesthetic for a patient in adult ortho tx?
Aligners (e.g. Invisalign)
Lingual brackets
Ceramic brackets
Comment on space closure time in adult ortho tx
Slow space closure due to a decreased bone turnover rate
What is this an example of?
True incisor intrusion
