Febbraio 2006 - Volume XXV - numero 2

Medico e Bambino


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Quando è veramente utile un trattamento ortodontico?

PIETRO AUCONI1, VALERIA LUZZI2, GAETANO IERARDO2, ANTONELLA POLIMENI2

1Unità Operativa di Pediatria, Ospedale di Marino (Roma)
2Reparto di Pedodonzia - Ortodonzia Intercettiva, Università “La Sapienza”, Roma

Indirizzo per corrispondenza: pietro.auconi@virgilio.it

WHEN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT IS REALLY NECESSARY?

Key words: Malocclusion, Interceptive orthodontics, Index for Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN)

he knowledge of few and simple key concepts that outline the development of normal occlusion in children allow the physician to: 1) recognize malocclusion; 2) suspect over-treatment; 3) seek further advice in selected cases. The developmental nature of orthodontic pathology and its natural evolution must be taken into account when considering its long term prognosis: progression with growth or improvement and/or spontaneous resolution. The Index for Orthodontic Treatment Need (IOTN) is a simple and useful tool that proves to be of help in everyday practice, guiding the clinician through the many disfunctional situations that prevent correct development of the stomatognatic apparatus.

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P. Auconi, V. Luzzi, G. Ierardo, A. Polimeni
Quando è veramente utile un trattamento ortodontico?
Medico e Bambino 2006;25(2):87-94 https://www.medicoebambino.com/?id=0602_087.pdf


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