ADULT ORTHODONTICS
In
the adolescent, tooth movement is affected by growth while the adult we deal strictly
with tooth movement alone. In addition, orthodontic treatment in the adults is
often based on symptoms detected by the patient while in children, it is based
more often on signs detected by practitioners or parents.
Adult orthodontics can be comprehensive orthodontic treatment and adjunctive orthodontic treatment which helps prosthetic and restorative procedures The procedures commonly
carried out as a part of adjunctive orthodontic treatment are
X
Uprighting Posterior Teeth.
X
Forced eruption.
X
Alignment of teeth.
X
Cross-bite correction..
For esthetic purpose less visible treatment modalities are applied a few are
- clear braces
- ceramic braces
- clear aligners
- lingual orthodontics
X Correction of severe skeletal deformity in an adult is achieved by
surgical means. 10 – 20% of adults fall into this category.
X OGS basically involves planned fracturing of the facial skeletal
parts and repositioning them as desired.
X OGS can be performed in both jaws and is all 3 planes of space.
