Open AccessFinishing of orthodontic treatment
Author(s) -
Eka Erwansyah,
Donald R. Nahusona,
Asfiani Arif
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mdj (makassar dental journal)/makassar dental journal (mdj)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2548-5830
pISSN - 2089-8134
DOI - 10.35856/mdj.v9i2.324
Subject(s) - radiation treatment planning , checklist , occlusion , medicine , orthodontics , dentistry , psychology , surgery , cognitive psychology , radiation therapy
The prime reason for a patient to seek orthodontic treatment is to gain an improvement in appearance. An excellent orthodontic finishing is essential and involves a series of procedures such as a good diagnosis, appropriate treatment planning and its implementation. Objective: This article is aimed to describe the achievement of treatment that should be achieved both in terms of the occlusion, aesthetic, until the planning of post-treatment in order to obtainperfect and long lasting results. Methods: Clinical cases in literature are used to illustrate the details of the desired finishing orthodontic treatment. Summary:Steps that performed to obtain good finishing of orthodontic treatment are define the goals of treatment, have a checklist about achievment of treatment, improve the functional occlusion, and reshape the teeth anatomicaly, and planning the retention of orthodontic post-treatment.