Orthodontics involves correcting abnormalities of the teeth, jaws, and facial muscles. It addresses issues with the positioning of teeth, skeletal patterns of the jaws, and soft tissue patterns. Various treatment types include preventive, interceptive, corrective, and surgical orthodontics, which can alter the teeth, jaw bones, and soft tissues to achieve proper alignment and occlusion.

1. SCOPE OF ORTHODONTICS
Presented by- Abhishek Agale.
4th yr.BDS
Roll no. 02

2. CONTENT
•Introduction
•Alteration in tooth position
•Alteration in skeletal pattern
•Alteration in soft tissue patterns
•Types of orthodontic treatment
•Conclusion
•Reference

3. INTRODUCTION
Orthodontics is that branch of dentistry
concerned with prevention, interception and
correction of malocclusion and other
abnormalities of dento-facial region.

4. SCOPE OF ORTHODONTICS
Orthodontic treatment involves the three main tissue
system concerned in dento-facial development,
namely
The dentition
The skeleton &
The facial and jaw musculature

5. ALTERATION IN TOOTH POSITION
Orthodontic treatment is made possible by the
fact that teeth can be moved throughout the
bone to ideal location by applying appropriate
force on them.

6. ALTERATION IN SKELETAL PATTERN
Malocclusion may be associated with skeletal
disharmony involving the jaw bones.
Deviations from the normal can arises in size, position
and relationship between these skeletal components.
Orthodontist can bring about changes in all three
planes of spaces
i.e. sagittal, transverse, and vertical.

7. ALTERATION IN SOFT TISSUE
PATTERN
The soft tissue that envelop the dentition are
greatly influenced by the placement of the
dentition.
It is possible to bring about favorable changes in
the soft tissue pattern by orthodontic treatment.

8. TYPES OF ORTHODONTIC
TREATMENT
Types of orthodontic treatment we can even classify
these as
1. Preventive orthodontics
2. Interceptive orthodontics
3. Corrective orthodontics
4. Surgical orthodontics

9. PREVENTIVE ORTHODONTICS
“PREVENTION” is always better than cure.
In this, procedure undertaken prior to the onset off
malocclusion in anticipation of developing
malocclusion.
It can be defined as ‘action taken to preserve the
integrity of what appears normal for the age’.

10. INTERCEPTIVE ORTHODONTICS
It includes procedure that are undertaken at an
early stage of malocclusion to eliminate or reduce
the severity of the same.
By undertaking appropriate interceptive
procedures, it is possible to prevent
establishment of full-fledged malocclusion that
may require long term orthodontic treatment at
later age.

11. CORRECTIVE ORTHODONTICS
Orthodontic procedure undertaken to correct fully
established malocclusion.

12. SURGICAL ORTHODONTICS
They are surgical procedure that are
undertaken in conjunction with or as an
adjunct to orthodontic treatment.
They are usually carried out to remove an
etiological factor or to treat very severe
dento-facial deformities that cannot be
treated by orthodontic therapy

13. SUMMARY
Orthodontics is the study that deals with alignment of teeth and
jaws. It is the dental specialty that deals with diagnosis,
prevention, interception, and correction of malocclusion, as well
as neuromuscular and skeletal abnormalities of the developing
or mature orofacial structures which can be treated by
undertaking various methods.

14. REFERENCE
orthodontics the art and science- S.I Bhalajhi 7th edition