METHOD FOR CHOOSING ORTHODONTIC APPROACH Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61B6/14 A61C19/04 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention refers to medicine, namely orthodontics, and aims at treating dentition and face disorders (DFD). It involves modelling the jaws, recording lateral and face teleradiography (TRG), orthopantomography (OPG), face and profile patient's photography. Masseteric and vocal dysfunctions are assessed. The lateral TRG is analysed by R.A.Fadeev and A.V.Kuzakova's technique. A first, second or third degree of manifestation assigned to each factor according to Table 1 'Quantitative Evaluation of Dentition and Face Disorders'. The degree of manifestation of each DFD factor provides a basis to plan a therapeutic approach to the patient. If all the factors or most of them shows the first degree of manifestation, orthodontic treatment without dental extraction is prescribed. All the factors or most of them corresponding to the second degree of manifestation requires orthodontic treatment with dental separation and extraction. Provided all the factors or most of them found in the third degree of manifestation, apparatus surgical management is applied.

EFFECT: method provides choosing the orthodontic approach ensured by the qualitative assessment of the DFD.

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