Department of Orthodontics, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
Research Article
Need for Adjunct Orthodontics in Young Patients Reporting to the Dental Outpatient Department
Author(s): Rithanya P and Sumathi Felicita A*
Introduction
Adjunct orthodontics is the tooth movement carried out to facilitate other dental procedures necessary to control the disease, restore function or enhance the appearance of the tooth and the surrounding tissues. It can facilitate treatment in necessary ways such as contemporary prosthodontics, rehabilitation of hypodontia as an adjunct therapy to periodontitis, surgical adjunctive procedure for accelerating any orthodontic treatment.
Aim
Aim of the present study was to assess and analyses the need for adjunct orthodontics in patients reporting to the dental outpatient department in a university setting.
Materials and Method
Data collection was done using a patient management system. It is a recording system of all the data related to the medical and dental history of the .. View More»
