Aesthetic corrections and teeth whitening in orthodontic anomalies

Doc. MUDr. Lenka Roubalíková, Ph.D.  

Keynote Lecture - Saturday, October 2, 2010

Modern treatment methods have significantly improved treatment options in patients with orthodontic anomalies. However, treatment planning requires team work. The latter is useful both in planning orthodontic treatment and in situations when a patient comes with a primary requirement for an aesthetic solution to his/her teeth. Aesthetic corrections using composites in a number of cases represent a welcome completion of a demanding orthodontic therapy; in other cases the success of such treatment requires prior orthodontic treatment.

The aim of the lecture is to show the possibilities, pitfalls and limits of aesthetic corrections of the shape, colour and position of teeth. It presents the most frequent cases of gap closures, dental crown remodelling, tooth width delimitation and colour correction of teeth. After patients complete orthodontic treatment, they often perceive even minor disharmony in colour and shape, which they had not seen as important before, and often ask for teeth whitening. Part of the lecture is therefore devoted to teeth whitening, providing an overview with a focus on the treatment of orthodontic anomalies, and it also touches upon the possibilities of external and internal whitening, its limits and risks including microabrasion.