Orthodontic Extractions
Introduction : Extractions are routinely used in orthodontics as a method of gaining space. Generally first or second premolars are extracted for orthodontic treatment but there is exceptional cases also. The extraction technique that facilitates teeth removal should be atraumatically. Buccal cortical plates should be preserved for orthodontic tooth movement. Orthodontic tooth extraction is performed after evaluation of clinical records, radiographs and photographs. Orthodontic Treatment often involves the extraction of teeth to gain space for the correction of crowding or proclined teeth. While, for the patient and the general practitioners performing the procedure the principal concern is to successfully complete the procedure atraumatically, for the orthodontist there is an additional prospective to preserve the cortical plates from breaking during extraction compare to other tooth extractions which can lead to ridge narrowing. Fractured cortical plates can lead to narrowed out ridg...