Orthodontics Flashcards
How can digit sucking be prevented?
Behaviour management therapy
Plasters, gloves, bitter flavoured agents
URA with rake
Habit reversal
What are four examples of conditions of tooth movement?
Hypodontia
Supernumerary
Early loss of permanent teeth
Late loss of primary teeth
What are the four types of supernumerary teeth?
Conical
Tuberculate
Odontome
Supplemental
What are the anatomical features that influence tooth mobility?
Width of pdl
Height of pdl
Inflammation
Number, shape, length of roots
What are pathological causes of tooth mobility?
Periodontal disease
Periapical abscess
Trauma
External inflammatory resorption
When should we intervene in tooth mobility?
Progressively increasing
Symptomatic
Creates difficulty with restorative treatment
What are the treatment options for an impacted 6?
Distal disking of the e
Orthodontic separation
Distalise the 6
Extract e
If under 7, wait 6 months
What are the treatment options for an unerupted central incisor?
Remove predecessor
If under 9- wait 12 months
If over 9- surgical exposure and orthodontic movement with gold chain
What is a balancing extraction?
Removal of tooth from opposite side of the same arch to maintain the position of the centreline
What is a compensating extraction?
Removal of a tooth from the opposing quadrant to maintain buccal occlusion
What should you do following Xla of a’s and b’s
Do nothing
What should you do following Xla of c’s
Balance
What should you do following Xla of d’s
Small shift: balance
What should you do following Xla of e’s
Space maintainer
What is an example of a removable space maintainer?
URA (passive)
What is an example of a fixed space maintainer?
Band and loop
Palatal/lingual arches
What factors should be considered for Xla of 6’s
Bifurcation of 7’s
8’s present
Class 1 occlusion
Mesial angulation of lower 6
Moderate lower crowding
Mild/moderate upper crowding
What is mild crowding measured as?
0-4mm
What are the treatment options for mild crowding?
No Xla
Xla 5
What is moderate crowding measured as?
5-8mm
What is the treatment for moderate crowding?
Xla 5s or 4s
What is the measurement for severe crowding?
> 8mm
What is the treatment option for severe crowding?
Xla 4s
What are the aims of ortho treatment?
Stable
Aesthetic
Functional
What are the indications for ortho treatment?
Malocclusion
Risk of trauma/disease
Impaired oral function
Unaesthetic
What are the contraindications to ortho treatment?
Uncontrolled epilepsy
Poor attendance
Poor OH
What are the benefits of ortho treatment?
Increased confidence
Increase dental health
Decrease trauma
What are the risks of ortho treatment?
Relapse
Root resorption
Decalcification
What are the limitations of ortho treatment?
Teeth only stable in the neutral zone
No effect on skeletal patterns
Movement limited by size and shape of alveolar process
What does ARAB stand for?
Active Component
Retention
Anchorage
Baseplate
What does Active Component mean?
Induces a displacement force
What does Anchorage mean?
Resistance to unwanted tooth movement
What does Retention mean?
Resistance to displacement forces
What does a Baseplate provide?
Anchorage
Connection
Cohesion
Adhesion
Stability
What is Newton’s 3rd Law?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction
What should be on the lab card for treatment of an anterior cross bite on 12 ?
Aim: Please construct a URA to correct and anterior crossbite on 12
A: z-spring 0.5mm HSSW on 12
R: Adams clasp 0.7mm HSSW on 16, 26, 14, 24
A: yes (moving 1 tooth)
B: self cure PMMA + posterior bite plane
What should be on the lab card for treatment of a posterior crossbite?
Aim: Please construct a URA to expand the upper arch
A: Midline palatal screw
R: Adams clasp 0.7mm HSSW on 16, 26, 14, 24
A: Reciprocal anchorage
B: Self cure PMMA + posterior bite plane
How often should the active component be activated if in the anterior region?
Once a month
How often should the active component be activated if in the posterior region?
Once a week
What is the rule for tooth movement in association with bone remodelling?
Only 1-2 teeth should be moving 1mm per month
What are the options for retentive components?
Adams clasp 0.7mm (0.6mm in deciduous)
Southend clasp 0.7mm
Labial bow 0.7mm
C-clasp 0.7mm
What is the effect of thumb sucking on the skeletal pattern?
Proclamation of upper anteriors
Retroclination of lower anteriors
Localised anterior open bite
Incomplete open bite
Narrow upper arch with unilateral posterior cross bite
What is a class I incisor relationship?
The lower incisors occlude with or lie immediately below the cingulum plateau of the upper incisors
What is a class I incisor relationship?
The lower incisors occlude with or lie immediately below the cingulum plateau of the upper incisors
What is a class II div I incisor relationship?
The upper incisors are proclined (increased overjet).
The lower incisors occlude posterior to the upper incisors
What is a class II div II incisor relationship?
The upper incisors are retro lines (decreased overjet).
The lower incisors occlude posterior to the upper incisors
What is a class III incisor relationship?
The lower incisal edge occludes anterior to the cingulum plateau of the upper incisors
What is a class I molar relationship?
The mesiobuccal cusp of the upper first permanent molar occludes with the mesiobuccal groove of the lower first permanent molar
What is a class II molar relationship?
The mesiobuccal cusp of the upper first permanent molar occludes anterior to the mesiobuccal groove of the lower first permanent molar
What is a class III molar relationship?
The mesiobuccal cusp of the upper first permanent molar occludes posterior to the mesiobuccal groove of the lower first permanent molar
What is a class I canine relationship?
The mesial slope of the upper canine lies within the canine-first premolar embrasure
What is a class II canine relationship?
The mesial slope of the upper canine lies in front of the distal slope of the lower canine
What is a class III canine relationship?
The mesial slope of the upper canine lies behind the distal slope of the lower canine
What is local malocclusion?
Where the occlusion of 1-3 teeth on either arch prevents the teeth from exhibiting ideal occlusion
What are reasons for abnormalities in tooth number?
Early exfoliation
Unplanned loss of permanent teeth
Hypodontia
Loss of permanent teeth
How can we measure anterio-posterio skeletal relationship?
Measuring the ANB angle in a cephalogram
Measuring clinically using two fingers to establish the relationship between the maxilla and mandible
How can we measure the vertical skeletal relationship?
FAMP
LAFH:FAFH
How should the head be positioned for a cephalogram?
Frankfort plane
What factors promote osteoclastic bone resorption?
Interleukin-1
Prostaglandin E2
RANKL
Colony Stimulating Factor
What is the force applied for tooth movement?
10-20g
What are the factors affecting the rate of tooth movement?
Magnitude of force
Age of patient
Duration of force
Anatomy of bone
Why is an orthodontic assessment carried out?
Determine the nature of any malocclusion present
Identify underlying causes
Decide if treatment is indicated and either refer or devise a treatment plan
When is an orthodontic assessment carried out?
Brief examination aged 9 years
Comprehensive examination when premolars and canines erupt (11-12 years)
When older patients first present
If malocclusion develops later in life
What are the features of an ideal occlusion in regard to molar relationship?
The distal surface of the disco-buccal cusp of the upper first permanent molar occludes with the mesial surface of the mesial buccal cusp of the lower second permanent molar
What are the features of an ideal occlusion? (Andrews 6 keys)
Molar relationship
Crown angulation
Crown inclination
No rotations
No spaces
Flat occlusal planes
What is normal occlusion?
More commonly observed than ideal occlusion
Minor deviations that do not constitute an aesthetic or functional problem
Malocclusions are more significant deviations from the ideal that may be considered unsatisfactory
May require treatment, but patient factors may influence decision