Year : 2016

Volume : Volume 6

Issue : Issue 1

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Rahul Roy
rahulroy@gmail.com

Abstract

Background: Facial asymmetry  is one of the challenging problems in orthodontics. Dental midline location being one of the critical and key ingredient  in such type of malocclusions. Patients with severe facial asymmetry are treated with combined orthognathic surgery and orthodontics  to improve their occlusion and facial esthetics.  Aims & Objectives: The determination focuses on the appropriate diagnostic aids with landmarks to define location of dental midline , interaction between maxillary midline deviation with incisor crown angulation, long term outcome in facial asymmetry cases and improving esthetics to promote the patients’ quality of life.  Materials & Methods: The significant parameters in set up models  and extraoral smiling photographs are taken into consideration to define location of dental midline and accomplish necessary requirements for a successful treatment of facial asymmetry.  Results:  A reliable method to check dental midline discrepancies in asymmetrical malocclusions with ideal overbite and overjet.  Discussion: In camouflage treatment for facial asymmetry its difficult to locate dental midline. So a guide can help us evaluate the dental midline in such type of malocclusions for a good outcome. Simultaneously its very important to even assess the mesiodistal inclination of the incisors for improving esthetics.

Keywords: Crown angulation,  Dental midline,  Facial asymmetry, Mesiodistal inclination.