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Treatment planning in orthodontics and orthognathic surgery: the significance of tooth inclination and dental compensations
Author(s) -
Jacobs Stanley G.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1991.tb01355.x
Subject(s) - orthognathic surgery , orthodontics , medicine , dentistry , radiation treatment planning , scope (computer science) , surgery , computer science , programming language , radiation therapy
The scope of orthodontic treatment is examined and the importance of the initial tooth inclinations and skeletal base relationships is explained. Dental compensations which occur in all three planes of space are discussed. Special attention is given to the importance of dental compensations in the antero‐posterior plane in orthognathic surgery treatment planning. There is a necessity for early definitive decision‐making in the borderline orthognathic surgery patient and the role of orthodontic camouflage is pointed out. Case selection for treatment with removable appliances is explored.