Multidisciplinary orthodontic treatment in adult patients: the future of orthodontics

Int J Orthod Milwaukee. 2010 Fall;21(3):11-21.

Abstract

There is currently great demand among adult patients for aesthetic solutions. In the great majority of cases, patients present with serious oral problems in their mouths, such as over-crowding, ageneses, edentulous spaces from old extractions, periodontal problems, etc. In the face of all these problems we need interdisciplinary strategies that will help us carry out the complex and imaginative treatments that these cases require. In this article we are going to describe the interdisciplinary treatment that we provided to two adult patients. 1--On a 25 year old male patient with significant upper maxillary crowding with transversal constriction and absence of the upper right lateral incisor; through correction of the over-crowding, the maxillary constriction and rehabilitation with an implant-supported fixed prosthesis in the edentulous space, we will treat and correct this case. 2--A 29 year old male patient with agenesis of the superior canines and edentulous gap in the inferior dental arch.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anodontia / complications
  • Anodontia / rehabilitation*
  • Cephalometry
  • Dental Implants
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Malocclusion / complications
  • Malocclusion / therapy*
  • Orthodontics, Corrective*
  • Patient Care Team
  • Tooth Loss / complications
  • Tooth Loss / rehabilitation*

Substances

  • Dental Implants