2001 VOLUME 30 Issue 2
Odontologie pédiatrique Pages 81-88
Dentofacial orthopedics : the preventive approach
Prevention of dental anomalies and orthodontic malocclusions must be an usual process in Orhtodontic and Orthopedic, as for practitioner or specialist, particularly for young child ; It's correspond to the overall development of dental surgeon profession who must practice curative and also preventive dentistry. It involves screening of cases which justify such an approach. It comprises more or less complicated early treatments since simple extraction of surnumerary teeth to orthopedic treatments since simple extraction of surnumerary teeth to orthopedic treatments for skeletal Classe II or Classe III. This process will not exempt for a second sequence of treatment in young adult dentition.
Authors(s) : BASSIGNY Francis ; BERY Alain
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