Archive for August, 2019
Interceptive Orthodontics
Dr Howard Farran interviews Dr Derek Mahony on Interceptive Orthodontics. This video also includes descriptions of technical advancement which have made adult treatment more acceptable. Topics discussed are more aesthetic options and shorter treatment times.
new techniques now available for adult treatment.
The Benefits of Early Treatment
* The MARA appliance is one of several that are used for early correction.
Dr Derek Mahony’s YouTube channel.
* Below is a section taken from the journal of the American Association of Orthodontics and Dento-Facial Orthopedics, July 2016 by the editor-in-Chief, Dr Rolf G Behrents.
“One phase of two – For example, there is now clear and compelling evidence that early treatment for the first of two phases should be performed when a patient has protruding maxillary incisors. Such treatment is justified because reducing the protrusion protects the incisors from trauma and also improves esteem and social adjustment. This is simple to explain to patients and parents and is justified by the available evidence.”
* The Dispatches programme on Extraction versus Non – Extraction treatment.
https://www.fullfaceorthodontics.com.au/media cut & paste
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