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