A multidisciplinary approach to caries that may occur after orthodontic treatment

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Tarih

2014

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Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Dentistry

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Özet

Objectives: Caries and plaque retention are the most common side effects of multi-bracket fixed orthodontic treatment. In this case report, therapies of caries that may occur after orthodontic treatment are discussed. Case Report: Twenty-year-old male patient admitted to our clinic because of caries around his brackets. The patient began orthodontic treatment at age 13, had been treated for 1 year and after orthodontic treatment has left voluntarily. Brackets has remained in the mouth for six years. During the clinical examination, cervical caries was seemed on maxillary incisors and canine tooth of the right mandibular; right and left mandibular first premolar teeth were lingual positioned. Extraoral examination revealed left submandibular lymphadenopathy and reduced mouth opening. Lower left second molar tooth was extracted because of its excessive damage and caused lymphadenopathy. Root canal treatment was performed to maxillary central and lateral incisors in the Endodontics clinic. After all fillings and root canal treatments was finished; the fiber bridge was applied to tooth cavity of left maxillary canine teeth by the support of palatal surface of teeth 22 and 23. Dental treatment was finished with the motivation of oral hygiene. Results: As a result of a 1-year follow-up of the patient, control of the decayed teeth were provided and oral hygiene continued. The patient does not want to see anymore of orthodontic treatment, so treatment was completed in this way.

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Caries, Oral hygen, Ortodontic treatment, Root canal treatment

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Cumhuriyet Dental Journal

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Q4

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17

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2

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