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W1: Adult orthodontics Flashcards

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COMPREHENSIVE ADULT ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

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  1. Changes in adults
  2. Adults and Orthodontic treatment
  3. Adolescents Vs adults
  4. Objectives
  5. Adjunctive orthodontics
  6. Comprehensive adult orthodontic treatment
  7. Retention
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Adult malocclusions originate from two sources:

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Biology changes:

PDL:

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Biology changes:

Bone:

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  1. Mechanical properties changes
  2. Macroscopically- trabecular bone volume decreases.
  3. Osteoblastic activity-reduces
  4. Imbalance between resorption & apposition.More resorption
  5. Sinus size-increases
  6. Bone density decreases & porosity increases with age.
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Biology changes:

Teeth

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  1. More root exposure
  2. Short crown root ratio
  3. Center of Resistance (CR) shift -apically
  4. Diameter of pulpal canal reduces
  5. Decreased vascularity & innervation – ability of pulp recovery decreases.
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Age-related changes in the craniofacial skeleton

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Soft tissues

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  1. Changes in facial soft tissues continues with aging and they are much larger in magnitude than changes in the hard tissues.
  2. The lips and other tissues of the face, sag downward with aging resulting in a decrease of the exposure of upper incisors and increase of the
lower.
  3. Lips are getting thinner
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Effects on bone metabolism
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Effects on tooth movement

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Why do adults seek orthodontic treatment?

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Adolescents vs Adults:

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ADULT ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

ObjecMves:

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Adiunctive orthodontic treatment:

Definition

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tooth movement carried out to facilitate other dental procedures necessary to control disease & restore function.

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Adiunctive orthodontic treatment:

Goals:

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  1. Facilitate restorative treatment
  2. Improve PDL health
  3. Create a favorable crown to root ratio
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Adiunctive orthodontic treatment:

Examples:

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  1. Uprighting of molars
  2. Forced eruption
  3. Intrusion of molars
  4. Space opening for implant or bridge placement
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Comprehensive Adult Orthodontic treatment

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Comprehensive Adult Orthodontic treatment

Removable appliances:

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Fixed appliances

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  • Development of contemporary fixed appliances
  • Kinds of fixed appliances
  • Labial
  • Lingual
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Fixed appliances

Development of contemporary fixed appliances:

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Fixed appliances

Labial brackets:

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Fixed appliances

Lingual brackets:

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Retention:

Retention is necessary because:

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Retention:

Kind of Retainers:

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  • Fixed Retainers
  • Removable Retainers
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Retention:

Removable retainers

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  1. Hawley retainers
  2. Wraparound (Clip) Retainers
  3. Clear retainers
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Retention:

Fixed retainers:

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Retainer bending robot

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Retention

Retainer bending robot

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