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Volume 9 Issue 2 (February, 2021)

Review Articles

Iatrogenic Effects of Orthodontic Treatment
Anubha Verma, Sudhir Munjal, Satnam Singh, Harmeet Singh

Iatrogenics may be described as a situation that leads to reversible or irreversible damage to patients that undergo any type of treatment. The dynamics of facial development and growth, the biomechanical interactions between appliances, dentition and bones, patient-family interaction, variety of treatment approaches and the continuity of follow-up during the retention phase are the variables that must be considered properly during orthodontic treatment. Iatrogenics might also involve some problems caused by the patient. This is recognized in the orthodontic publications mainly in terms of failures in patient compliance that result in poor treatment, no improvement, or damage. Keywords: Allergy; Gingivitis; Orthognatic Surgery; Resorption; White Spot Lesions.

 
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