Reviewing Genetics In Orthodontics

Orthodontics has gone through a series of conceptual changes based on the relative importance of heredity and the local environment in the etiology and treatment of malocclusion and dento-facial deformities. Article gives an overview of the basic concents of genetics and their implications as applied to the field of qrthodontics and dentofacialorthopaedics. Various studies have been reviewed, which establish a modern genomic basis for major improvements in the treatment of malocclusion and dentofacial deformities as well as many other areas of concern to orthodontists.