[The smile and dento-facial orthopaedics].

Introduction: The mouth is an essential feature of the human body since it is there that the breath and food of life pass. In addition, it bears witness to our emotions. Today, the smile has become a major means of communication and of "self-affirmation".

Statistical study on bracket debonding rate with the win lingual technique.

The aim of this study is to present the results of a statistical inquiry measuring the bracket debonding rate using the WIN lingual technique. This inquiry was performed in the Odontology Unit at the Rothschild Hospital in the framework of the Lingual Orthodontics University Diploma at Paris VII university. Results were gathered by 8 orthodontic practitioners during two years of training from all their patients treated with the WIN lingual technique.

[Orthognathic surgery: from the essential to the superfluous].

The majority of adult patients who consult for smile reconstruction or for functional problems can be satisfied by benefitting from orthodontic treatment. This treatment, whatever the orthodontic technique, is carried out following the establishment of a diagnosis and treatment plan taking into account some restrictions of a prosthetic, periodontal or financial nature. There are, however, situations in which the esthetic and functional balance is severely affected or quite simply impossible to correct without modifying the bone structures.

One-step surgery and correction of the transverse dimension of the maxilla using the lingual technique: an original assisted transverse surgery method.

During orthodontic-surgical treatment, orthodontics must facilitate the surgery, and vice-versa. More specifically, surgical adjustment of the transverse dimension of the maxilla and its vertical and/or anteroposterior repositioning require orthodontic support. In addition to the orthodontic appliance, a palatal device is needed to guide and maintain the correction.

Treatment of Class III malocclusions in adults using the Incognito(®) lingual technique.

In orthodontics, as in medicine in general, there is always only one diagnosis. For a given diagnosis, several treatment solutions are available. While these are hard and fast rules, the techniques adopted by orthodontists can vary and yet remain effective, without placing constraints on the practitioner.