<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Patients in active treatment and transferred to another orthodontic clinic may present a difficult challenge for the receiving orthodontist. The purpose of this case report is to illustrate and discuss the orthodontic therapy of a 35-year-old male who had been prepared for orthognathic surgery, transferred to a different clinic and whose treatment was revised to involve orthodontic camouflage. A reflection of the difficulties in managing transferred patients is offered, and the consequences of changing the original treatment plan and handling the patient’s expectations are explained.</p></abstract>

Patients in active treatment and transferred to another orthodontic clinic may present a difficult challenge for the receiving orthodontist. The purpose of this case report is to illustrate and discuss the orthodontic therapy of a 35-year-old male who had been prepared for orthognathic surgery, transferred to a different clinic and whose treatment was revised to involve orthodontic camouflage. A reflection of the difficulties in managing transferred patients is offered, and the consequences of changing the original treatment plan and handling the patient’s expectations are explained.

Reversing treatment from surgical orthodontics to camouflage therapy: a four-year follow-up

Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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Patients in active treatment and transferred to another orthodontic clinic may present a difficult challenge for the receiving orthodontist. The purpose of...

Reversing treatment from surgical orthodontics to camouflage therapy: a four-year follow-up

Publié en ligne: 20 juil. 2021

Pages: 75 - 84

Reçu: 01 juin 2018

Accepté: 01 janv. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-036

© 2019 Dauro Douglas Oliveira et al., published by Sciendo

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