Oral Health and Dental Management

Early orthodontic intervention: Why, when and how?

5^th American Dental Congress

October 05-07, 2015 Philadelphia, USA

Ali A Bahreman

University of Rochester, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Early orthodontic intervention during primary and early mixed dentition has been a matter of controversies between practitioners. The aim of this presentation is to focus into two major aspects of this problem. First part is a brief discussion of morphogenesis of the problem and sequel of postponing the treatment. The second part would be presentation of some simple intervention at proper time that can prevent or intercept the major future problems. Development of dental occlusion from tooth formation, eruption until a full complement of permanent dentition is a long process lasting over 20 years. During this process cranio-facial bones growth, neuromuscular functions and soft tissue structures surrounding the dentition are also interacting, which govern the final teeth relation and leads occlusal inter digitation. This long formative period make it possible for many environmental/genetic influences to affect the dentition and facial morphologies, such as primary tooth loss, early or delayed exfoliation, and deleterious oral habit and all craniofacial dysfunctions or cranial posture. Research has shown that many dentoskeletal deformities which form during primary or early mixed dentition are not self corrected and become worse in some situations causing other complication, while early detection and intervention can easily be accomplished at those ages. In this presentation some of these deformities, such as posterior and anterior cross bites class III maxillary deficiency, crowding, abnormal habits and muscle dysfunction will be demonstrated.

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Email: ali_bahreman@urmc.rochester.edu