title: [Failures and limitations of orthodontics in general practice].
abstract: 5 cases are presented to review the causes of orthodontic failure: ignorance of growth and development; limited technics often associated with overestimation of clinical capabilities. The concept of extracting 4 premolars followed by "what ever nature will do with it" or by a partial so-called "social treatment" (read with a minimum of appliances) can no longer be accepted.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D008318:Malpractice; D008445:Maxillofacial Development; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective
vernacular_title: Les échecs et les limites de l'orthodontie dans la pratique journalière.