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CRITICAL ISUES IN
TREATMENT PLANNING
1. Why treatment is needed ?
2. Who should do it ?
3. When is the best time to do it ?
Type of treatment
Evidence-based selection
Problem-oriented approach
ORTHODONTIC TRIAGE
Distinguishing moderate from
complex treatment problems
Syndrome and development
abnormalities
Alignment problems
Incisor Protrusion Retrusion
Posterior cross bite
Antero Posterior discrepancies
Vertical problems
SEVERE PROBLEMS
a. Skeletal problems
b. Dentofacial problems related to incisors
protrusion
c. Space discrepancies of 5mm or more
SERIAL EXTRACTION
Indicated in the following cases
1. No skeletal disproportions
2. Class I molar relationship
3. Normal overbite
4. Large perimeter deficiency (10mm / more)
TRANSVERSE PROBLEMS
SKELETAL
DENTAL
ANTERO POSTERIOR PROBLEMS
GROWTH MODIFICATION FOR SKELETAL
PROBLEMS
- CAMOUFLAGE
C. VERTICAL PROBLEMS
- ANTERIOR OPEN BITE
- DEEP OVERBITE
A.
B.
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ERUPTION PROBLEMS
Impacted teeth
Generalize eruption failure
TRAUMATIC DENTAL
DISPLACMENT &
ANKYLOSIS