Dentofacial Orthopedics
Dentofacial orthopedics is one of the areas in dentistry where a dental practitioner can specialize in. This is a dental speciality that includes treating any imbalances of the jaws and teeth. The objective of dentofacial orthopedics is direct facial advancement and development with the goal that the teeth line up normally.
Despite the fact that youngsters are the best contender for dentofacial orthopedics, it can also be used to treat adults who have jaw abnormalities. In any case, it is significantly harder to rectify jaw abnormalities in adults because the jaw bones are fully formed and hardened. That is the reason medical procedure is frequently performed on adults. The purpose of surgery is to align the bite and jaw up properly. The purpose of surgery is to align the bite and jaw up properly. Adults may also get braces after undergoing surgery. It might take more time to correct jaw abnormalities in adults.
Dental Research and Management is an open access dentistry journal which publishes Research/Review/Mini-Review/Short communication/Case Reports related to Dentistry.
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