OSA, It wasn't until 1965 that a French group of investigators, Dr. Gastault and colleagues made the important observation that "Pickwickian" patients had repetitive apnea events while asleep.
ORTHOPEDIC APPLIANCES, 'orthopedic therapy' is aimed at the correction of skeletal imbalance with the correction of any dentoalveolar malocclusion being of less importance, in which little or no tooth movement is desired.
Obstructive sleep apnea. Over the past two decades, medicine and dentistry have focused on breathing disorders during sleep These are commonly considered to be snoring, upper airway resistance syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea
Retention and relapse. Importance of retention and designed many retaining devices Fibrotomy- ''after they have been rotated as far as desired, the soft tissue be separated from the neck of the tooth and allowed to reunite in the new location,
Crossbite is a form of malocclusion where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position (that is, the tooth is either closer to the cheek or to the tongue) than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower dental arch.
CEPHALOMETRICS.ppt A Scientific approach to the scrutiny of human craniofacial patterns was first initiated by anthropologists and anatomists who recorded the various dimensions of ancient dry skulls.
NUTRITION.Science of nourishing the body properly or analysis of the effects of food on living organisms. Relationship between man and his food and implies the psychological and social as well as the physiological and biochemical aspect.ppt