42^nd Asia Pacific Dental and Oral Care Congress

Orthodontics and Endodontics

Orthodontia is the branch of dentistry that is concerned with the correction, prevention and treatment of the malocclusion, improper bites and crooked teeth as well as abnormalities of the dento-facial region. The main objective of orthodontics can be explained by Jackson’s triad which includes: Structural balance; functional efficiency; and aesthetic harmony. Orthodontics can be performed in three ways by alteration in tooth position, skeletal patter and soft tissue pattern. In the recent advancements of orthodontics, introduction of cone beam CT scanning has proved to be revolutionizing in treatment planning and evaluation. Recently, passive self-ligating brackets are used which have the ability to reduce crowding and eliminating the need for extraction.

Endodontics is the branch of dentistry that deals with diseases of dental pulp, tooth root, and encompassing tissue. Teeth are made up of a hard structure enveloping a delicate, living tissue called the pulp. The pulp contains veins, nerves and connective tissues.  When the pulp gets infected or inflamed endodontic treatment is necessary to spare the tooth.