Borderline cases in orthodontics-A review

Authors : Priti Shukla, Rachit Thakral, Shraddha Gupta, Amit Nagar

DOI : 10.18231/j.ijodr.2019.017

Volume : 5

Issue : 3

Year : 2019

Page No : 78-83

A borderline case is one for which, different skilled orthodontists when given the opportunity to examine the clinical records independently disagree for a single definitive treatment plan.
The borderline problem must be broken down into its etiological components as Borderline orthopedic problem of skeletal disharmony, Orthodontic problem of arch length discrepancy, Malalignment due to localized migration of teeth, Combination of all the three.

Keywords: Non extraction treatment extraction vs non extraction debate, Camouflage treatment, Borderline orthodontics, Proximal stripping.


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