Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 76-80, June 2007

Oral Health-Related Benefits of Orthodontic Treatment

  • Donald J. Burden

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Donald J. Burden, BDS, MSc, PhD, FDSRCPS, FFDRCSI, FDSRCS, DOrthRCS, MOrthRCS, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queens University of Belfast, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BP, UK. Phone: 02890632734

Head of Dentistry and Clinical Director, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queens University of Belfast, Belfast, UK.

In health care today there is a need to ensure that the advice given by orthodontists to patients and their parents is accurate and evidence-based. Historically, it has been claimed that orthodontic treatment may confer benefits beyond the psychosocial gains achieved by the improvement in dental appearance. Oral health-related benefits such as reduced susceptibility to dental caries, periodontal disease, temporomandibular disorder, and traumatic dental injury have been reported in the literature. However, this review of the literature reveals that the oral health benefits of orthodontic intervention are quite limited.

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PII: S1073-8746(07)00009-6

doi:10.1053/j.sodo.2007.03.002

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 13, Issue 2 , Pages 76-80, June 2007

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