CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE PARTICULARITIES OF ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN ADULTS

Abstract

Introduction. Adult patients frequently require orthodontic treatment for dental alignment that provides a beautiful, "healthy" smile that gives a pleasant facial aspect, increased self-confidence, and psycho-socio-professional integration. Most often the patients 25 to 40 years old want to have "straight" teeth because they refused the orthodontic treatment in their childhood and adolescence or had no financial possibilities for it at that moment. Adults over the 40 years age require orthodontic treatment either on their own initiative due to migrations or dental maloclussion, or at the recommendation of specialists in periodontics, prosthetics, implantology, for complex oral rehabilitation. Clinical case. The case of a 45-year-old patient, who requested the orthodontic treatment for esthetic reasons, to correct dental malpositions resulting from bone generalized horizontal atrophy with moderate reduction in periodontal attachment. Conclusions. Compared to other dental treatments where results are visible in a relatively short time, orthodontic therapy requires an average duration of 18-24 months, depending on age, home environment, severity of dento-maxillary abnormality, genetic predisposition, vicious habits, etc. It is important to establish a correct diagnosis for a proper treatment plan with reduction of risks, complications and orthodontic relapse.

Keywords

• dental migration
• bone generalized atrophy
• adult orthodontic treatment