title: [Norms, charters and standards in orthodontics].
abstract: Development of numerical measurements as an expression of the diagnosis, prognosis, therapy and economics of health has resulted in the appearance of rigid standard therapeutic frameworks. Accepting these figures as objective, and not as references, could lead to the appearance of new therapeutic behaviors, with subsequent modification of the notion of medical responsibility, of patients' rights and of the possible role of Public Health Authorities. By their morphologic, psychologic, social, economic and cultural constitution, individuals are unique. It would be a serious error for treating physicians not to ensure its protection. This obligation should not be forgotten in the current evolution of health economics, reasoning of this type being applicable in all respects to the field of orthodontics.
authors.affiliation: Service d'O.D.M.F., Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bouvart
mesh_terms: D003766:Dental Occlusion; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values