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Nov 16, 2011 | ORTHODONTICSOrthodontics’ future challenging, but brightOral Health, in its 100th year of publication, recently received a 2011 “Awards of Distinction” from the University of Toronto Alumni Association for consistent support of the Canadian dental community. In speaking with many of my colleagues at the event, reflections focused on how the profession has changed and how many of those changes have made orthodontic practice more challenging. Read more
Nov 2, 2011 | ORTHODONTICSAdult orthodontics: a new myofunctional appliance systemMany adults have poorly aligned teeth and would like orthodontic treatment. Some may already have had braces previously and have seen their teeth crowd up again. The majority of adult patients do not want to wear braces. For more than 20 years, Myofunctional Research Co. (MRC) has developed orthodontic appliances to improve the dental and facial development of children using myofunctional orthodontic techniques. Read more
Aug 10, 2011 | ORTHODONTICSThe role of biology in the orthodontic practiceOrthodontic tooth movement results from forces applied to teeth, that evoke cellular responses in the teeth and their surrounding tissues, including the periodontal ligament, alveolar bone, and gingiva. According to Profs Young Guk Park (Korea) and Ze'ev Davidovitch (USA), it is advantageous for the orthodontist to know the details of the biological events that unfold during tooth movement, because some of these details may differ from one person to another. Read more
Jun 30, 2011 | ORTHODONTICSTooth movement: Is it health science or unhealthy cosmetics?Moving teeth with braces has long been considered a permanent cure to crowded teeth. However, we now know this traditional approach is neither permanent nor a cure. The literature accepts that the only way to ensure satisfactory alignment is by use of fixed or removable retention for life.1 Orthodontics has thus proven its reliance on these interventions. Read more
Sep 29, 2010 | ORTHODONTICSMuscling in on the truthDebate on the causes of malocclusion has been raging since the genesis of the orthodontic science, but has the answer already been found? Various factions in the orthodontic tradition have declared the influence of both environmental and genetic determinants in malocclusion. Common consensus regard tooth position to be more environmentally influenced and skeletal development more genetically. Read more
Apr 21, 2010 | ORTHODONTICSSimpli5: the next generation in invisible orthodontic therapyAn increasing number of late adolescent and adult patients are seeking invisible orthodontic care to correct mild to moderate anterior malocclusions. Since 2000, Invisalign has been the treatment alternative for patients seeking invisible orthodontics for minor tooth correction. Recently, there has been growing interest by orthodontists in alternative methods of invisible orthodontics. Read more |
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