Orthodontics
The best of both worlds? combining specialist practice with hospital consultancy
I completed my specialist registrar orthodontic training in September 2007 and I was undecided between undertaking a fixed term training appointment (FTTA) or consultant training (Post CCST training)...
Tricks of the trade: patient friendly elastic applicator
Akansha BansalA 19-gauge stainless steel wire (LeoWire, Leone SpA, Via P a Quaracchi, 50, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy; www.leaone.it) and, at one end, a round configuration is given for engaging thumb...
Anterior Crossbite Correction with a Lower Removable Appliance
David BearnAn eight-year-old female was referred to the Paediatric Dentistry department at Dundee Dental Hospital in 2011 with hypodontia. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed the patient to be in the...
Multidisciplinary Management of Maxillary Regional Odontodysplasia
Shahrzad JefferyA 7-year-old male patient was referred to the Paediatric Department of Liverpool University Dental Hospital by a local orthodontist for ‘consideration of the management of malformed teeth’ in the...
Multidisciplinary Treatment – A Case Report
Sarah E GriffithsA medically fit and healthy 10-year-old Caucasian male attended the orthodontic clinic at Royal Chesterfield hospital following referral from his general dental practitioner. He presented with a Class...
Multiple Recurrent Supernumerary Teeth: A Case Report
Mariyah NazirA 13-year-old female was referred by her General Dental Practitioner (GDP) to the Orthodontic Department at The University of Manchester. Medically, the patient was fit and well, the reason for...
Temporary Mental Nerve Paraesthesia: a Complication of Orthodontic Treatment
Yuliya SharkouskayaA fit and well 16-year-old female patient was referred to a local Specialist Orthodontist by her General Dental Practitioner (GDP) to correct her moderate upper arch crowding and mesiolabially rotated...
Orofacial Granulomatosis in an Orthodontic Patient: a Case Report
Aman UlhaqA 14-year-old male was transferred to the Orthodontic department at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, from another hospital unit due to his family relocating. He was already undergoing fixed...
Assessment of Facial Asymmetry in Orthognathic Patients
Clara GibsonA 19-year-old male patient presented with a Class III incisor relationship on a moderate Class III skeletal base with increased vertical proportions. His malocclusion was associated with a 4 mm...
Simultaneous Bilateral Intrusion of Supra-Erupted Maxillary Molars using Miniscrew Implants
Aneesha A ShettySufficient intrusion of maxillary molars was achieved on both sides in a period of 6 months (Figure 6). Cephalometric superimpositions of pre- and post-intrusion lateral cephalograms registered on the...
The 2D lingual appliance – a useful adjunctive treatment
Sebastian BaumgaertelMost 2D brackets consist of a simple self-ligating bracket with two distortable clips on the lingual surface to contain the wire. The two clips are adjusted to allow vertical insertion of the...
Primary failure of eruption or mechanical failure of eruption?
Geetanjali SharmaSingle tooth ankylosis/MFE is a rare condition with a similar presentation to PFE. A key diagnostic feature distinguishing PFE Type II from MFE is that MFE often only affects a single tooth and teeth...
Early treatment of severe class II division 1 malocclusions
Shayma WitwitCase JD was aged 11 years 3 months when the appliance was fitted. He had a Class II division 1 malocclusion on a severe skeletal II base with a reduced face height. The overjet was increased to 18 mm...
Periodontal exams for adult orthodontic patients
Alison M MurrayThe basic periodontal examination (BPE) is the screening tool for assessing periodontal health. It should be performed on all dentate adult patients as part of the initial examination. To carry out a...