Orthodontic guide for the general dental practitioner

Early recognition of orthodontic defects is a prerequisite for choosing and implementing the most appropriate therapeutic procedure. For the dental practitioner, "orthodontic diagnostic embarrassment" is a frequent obstacle, e.g. to create a plan for prosthetic reconstruction of the teeth. The text draws attention in particular to: 1. the pitfalls of early diagnosis of orthodontic anomalies,2. a strategy for incorporating orthodontic therapy into the patient's comprehensive dental treatment plan, including the use of implants,3. often inconspicuous symptoms indicating deviations in the development of the stomatognathic area. The publication, which is intended mainly for general dentists, is supplemented with rich illustrative documentation - 140 pictures (47 of them are perocrèes).