Various techniques have been described in Orthodontics to create space between teeth (Figure 1). These include elastomeric separators, brass wire, elastomeric thread,1 latex elastics, and a variety of...

Patient JD presented aged 14 years 8 months complaining of her dental appearance and function. She had no learning difficulties and had been diagnosed with nemaline myopathy. Patient JD was wheelchair...

A 13-year-old girl was urgently referred to the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of a district general hospital by her orthodontist. The patient was undergoing fixed appliance therapy for...

Following clinical and radiographic investigations, treatment decisions can be made based, not only on the type of malocclusion, but more particularly on the presenting features associated with the...

Distraction osteogenesis (DO) originated as a method to repair skeletal deformities and large, non-healing, segmental bone defects resulting from injuries suffered by Russian soldiers during World War...

A 13-year-old female was referred to the Paediatric Department at Birmingham Dental Hospital. She was accompanied by her mother and sister who also had pycnodysostosis. The patient's primary complaint...

The patient is generally either sitting or standing in the unit and positioned using light beam markers. Once correctly positioned, the patient is then immobilized to reduce movement artefact. The...

NICE was launched 26 February 1999, and although its name has slightly changed over the years, briefly adding H for health to the acronym, the organization has always aspired to provide guidance on...

Calcification of the upper and lower permanent canine teeth begins at 4 to 5 months post-partum, with crown formation being complete by the age of 5 years. The lower permanent canine erupts at around...

The AOT has been described as occurring both intra-osseously and extra-osseously.6 The AOT appears in three clinical variants:.

The aim of this project was to record all breakages, whether at routine or emergency appointments and then use the first year's figures hopefully to reduce the failures and emergency attendance rate...

Consent has been defined as:.

A 10-year-old male, of South-East Asian decent, was referred from his primary care orthodontist to the hospital orthodontic department for a second opinion and help with treatment planning. The...

The different methods of correcting transverse discrepancies have been discussed. Clinicians need to be aware of the respective merits and limitations for each of these methods. The method chosen will...