After a century of development and evolution of orthodontics as a science, through global dissemination of Facial Orthopedics procedures we come on the eve of the 3rd Millennium without a unanimous consensus on this issue. Using simple preventive and interceptive orthodontic procedures such as those aimed at maintaining space or its recovery, control of oral habits, and treatment of cross bite and open bite, can prevent or lessen the severity malocclusion. Thus, the early diagnosis of conditions affecting the normal development of dental occlusion can contribute to significantly reduce the...

Early childhood caries (ECC) is a major health concern that continues to negatively affect the oral health of infants and children today. Dental caries is a chronic disease that in children is five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever.1 Even with caries prevalence declining in the permanent dentition, decay prevalence in primary teeth is on the rise.2 Approximately 40% of children have dental caries by the age of five, and 8% of two year old children have some form of decay or previous restoration(s).1-2 Left untreated, carious lesions can lead to expensive...

Après un siècle de développement et d'évolution de l'orthodontie en tant que science, grâce à la diffusion mondiale des procédures d'orthopédie faciale, nous arrivons à la veille du troisième millénaire sans consensus unanime sur cette question. L'utilisation de procédures orthodontiques préventives et interceptives simples, telles que celles visant à maintenir l'espace ou à le rétablir, le contrôle des habitudes orales et le traitement de l'occlusion croisée et de l'occlusion ouverte, peut prévenir ou atténuer la gravité de la malocclusion. Ainsi, le diagnostic précoce...