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Published May 24, 2022 | Version pdf
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Contemporary place of orthodontics in public health improvement in Algeria

  • 1. Associate Professor of Orthodontics and Head of Dental Department Faculty of Medicine of Ouargla Algeria

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Orthodontics and dento-facial orthopedics are fields of modern dentistry that aim to study dental and facial growth, to diagnose malocclusions and to treat them. The orthodontics contribution to public health has been debated by the pioneers of the field in the sixties. However, this subject has reemerged in the last years because of the high demand for orthodontic treatment in modern societies. Word Health Organization recommended that the public policies must support the orthodontics role in health promotion and life quality amelioration. So is there a real impaction of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on the quality of life? In this paper, we will try to answer this question through 10 clinical cases presentation showing patients who were suffering from malocclusions and teeth crowding before and after treatment. Questionnaires (OHRQoL) were distributed to these patients in order to evaluate their perception of the changes before and after treatment. In conclusion, comfort when eating, sleeping and engaging in social interaction, in self- esteem and satisfaction are usually affected by malocclusions. Orthodontics can help to improve all these aspects of public health in modern societies.

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