Dental Blog
Knowledge base on dentistry and orthodontics
Orthodontic retention is the long-term stabilization of teeth using an orthodontic retainer after the completion of active treatment.
A functional appliance is a removable orthodontic device that uses the internal forces of a child's muscular system.
An impacted tooth is a permanent tooth that has not erupted into the oral cavity within the expected timeframe and no longer has the potential to do so on its own.
This article explains what TADs are, how they work, when they are used, and what a patient can reasonably expect.
Orthodontics has no upper age limit. Bone responds to controlled orthodontic forces throughout life.
Bruxism in children is one of the most common phenomena in paediatric dentistry and in most cases does not require treatment.
This article explains the mechanism, shows how to recognise the warning signs.
In this article we explain what orthognathic surgery really involves.
The gingival phenotype (formerly "biotype") refers to the thickness and consistency of the gingival tissues.