Background: Self-perceived orthodontic treatment need is strongly influenced by what perceived to be the esthetic norm amongst a community, and reluctance toward adolescents with clinically ascertained malocclusion may often due readily remediable factors. Of particular interest prevalence of such communities as probable indicator role diet genetics in establishing predominant clinical phenotyp...

We describe a 28-year-old man who sought orthodontic treatment complaining about the esthetics of his smile and difficulties associated with masticatory function. The patient had a straight facial profile, skeletal and dental class III relationship, anterior open bite and posterior crossbite. He refused orthognathic surgery and was therefore treated with camouflage orthodontics supplemented wit...

The following is a clinical case report of a patient whose chief complaint was the presence of generalized spacing in the maxillary anterior segment following orthodontic treatment. After meticulous clinical analyses and discussions of the clinical procedures to be adopted, dental bleaching was performed in both arches with 10% hydrogen peroxide (Opalescence Trèswhite Supreme 10% Hydrogen Perox...

Fixed replacement of maxillary anterior teeth with an associated bony defect has challenged the restoring dentist with problems like weight of the prosthesis thereby leading to weakening of abutment teeth, difficulty in establishing smile line and mechanical stability. This article describes the management of a patient with such defect with a forgotten prosthesis - the Andrew bridge system, whi...

Great smiles have harmony, symmetry, and a broadness consistent with the individual’s facial form, morphology, and balance. Smiles communicate, are expressive, and especially beautiful when full. People do not perceive narrow arch smiles to be appealing. A proportional smile fills the lip embrasures and eliminates black triangles. We see this as beauty in nature, and such symmetry is preferred ...

Introduction Dental patients are more concerned with the esthetics of their smile than ever before. Patients’ dissatisfaction with their oral appearance can negatively affect their self-confidence and how other people perceive them.1 Short anterior clinical crowns are one of the most common esthetic complaints for which patients seek treatment. The ideal dimensional proportion of a maxillary in...

Introduction: The Occlusal plane plays an important role during orthodontic treatment. occlusal affects the position of mandible, smile esthetics, masticatory function, and stability post-orthodontic.Objectives: To evaluate relationship anterior (AOP) posterior (POP) with skeletal vertical patterns.Materials Methods: Lateral cephalometric radiographs 180 adult patients different classes maloccl...

Introduction: Class III skeletal malocclusion in adult patients presents mainly two treatment options: the surgical-orthodontic approach or compensatory treatment. Case Report: In present report, it was described case of a 23-year-old male patient who presented associated with anterior open bite. The refused treatment. Thus, orthodontic performed biofunctional technique, consisting preadjusted...