Orthodontics
Dentstudy Editorial Team2 min read
Updated 14 Aug 2026
Orthodontics
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH PERIODONTICS-ORTHODONTICS RELATIONSHIP
ByDr. Anjali Mishra PERIODONTICS-ORTHODONTICS RELATIONSHIP 📌 POINTS TO PONDER 🔹The effects of orthodontic treatment on periodontium are: – Favors plaque accumulation – Modifies the gingival ecosystem – Gingival recession... Read MoreMUG UP THE ORTHODONTIC BASICS
ByDr. Parijat Chakraborty DEFINITIONS OF ORTHODONTICS 🔹MALOCCLUSION: Any deviation from normal occlusion. 🔹MOMENT (of a force): The tendency of a force to cause rotation. 🔹NANCE PALATAL ARCH: A maxillary fixed anchorage... Read MoreIMPORTANT ORTHODONTIC DEFINTIONS
ByDr. Parijat Chakraborty 🌟 MUST READ DEFINTIONS 🔸FACEMASK: An extra-oral appliance, commonly used in Class III malocclusion, that uses anchorage from the chin and forehead to place anterior forces on the maxillary... Read MoreGLOSSARY OF ORTHODONTIC TERMINOLOGIES
ByDr. Parijat Chakraborty IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS IN ORTHODONTICS 🔸ADAPTIVE SWALLOWING PATTERN: A swallowing pattern that exists when a normal lip-to-lip anterior oral seal cannot be achieved. 🔸ANCHORAGE: The resistance to... Read MoreTERMINOLOGIES IN ORTHODONTICS
ByDr. Parijat Chakraborty DEFINITIONS IN ORTHODONTICS 🔸BINDING: During tooth movement along an archwire, a high couple occurs between bracket and wire, owing to overtipping of the tooth. Binding is the locking of these two... Read MoreORTHODONTICS – QUICK REVISION KEY POINTS
ByDr. Anjali Mishra TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF MALOCCLUSIONS 🔹Zygoma (or) Key ridge corresponds to the Mesiobuccal root of the upper 1st molar 🔹A patient is having an edge to edge or end on relation of the first molar in... Read More- 1
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