Orthodontics

The aberrant second premolar

The maxillary and mandibular second premolars begin to calcify between 24 and 30 months post-partum. They are often the last successional teeth to erupt, usually between the ages of 10 and 12 years in...

Open or closed exposure for palatally impacted maxillary canines? A review

A review of the literature was carried out using the following search methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and the Cochrane Oral Health...

Treatment of a class II malocclusion complicated by digit-sucking

A 12-year-old girl (EB), was referred by her GDP to the Orthodontic Department at Seacroft Hospital, Leeds. Her main presenting complaint was that she was unhappy with her upper teeth sticking out....