Correction of Crowding using Conservative Treatment Approach

Authors

  • Tapan Shah Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontics, Darshan Dental College, Udaipur,
  • Tarulatha Shyagali Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Darshan Dental College, Udaipur
  • Kalyani Trivedi Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Karnavati Dental College, Ahmedabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v4i1.11314

Keywords:

crowding, expansion, extraction

Abstract

Crowding being the most common chief complaint of the patients seeking orthodontic treatment has multiple treatmentoptions. Thus the orthodontist has to choose wisely amongst the options according to the individual patient need. The presentcase report is about the correction of crowding using the combination of extraction and non-extraction modality. The upperarch was treated by expansion and the lower arch was treated using extraction of a single incisor.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v4i1.11314    

Orthodontic Journal of Nepal Vol.4(1) 2014; 57-62

 

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Published

2014-10-24

How to Cite

Shah, T., Shyagali, T., & Trivedi, K. (2014). Correction of Crowding using Conservative Treatment Approach. Orthodontic Journal of Nepal, 4(1), 57–62. https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v4i1.11314

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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