Tooth extraction in orthodontics: an evaluation of diagnostic elements

Antônio Carlos de Oliveira RUELLAS, Ricardo Martins de Oliveira RUELLAS, Fábio Lourenço ROMANO, Matheus Melo PITHON, Rogério Lacerda dos SANTOS

Certain malocclusions require orthodontists to be capable of establishing a diagnosis in order to determine the best approach to treatment. The purpose of this article was to present clinical cases and discuss some diagnostic elements used in drawing up a treatment plan to support tooth extraction. All diagnostic elements have been highlighted: Issues concerning compliance, tooth-arch discrepancy, cephalometric discrepancy and facial profile, skeletal age (growth) and anteroposterior relationships, dental asymmetry, facial pattern and pathologies. We suggest that sound decision-making is dependent on the factors mentioned above. Sometimes, however, one single characteristic can, by itself, determine a treatment plan.

Keywords: Corrective Orthodontics. Diagnosis. Tooth extraction. Orthodontic planning.

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