title: [Preventive orthodontics].
abstract: In this article orthodontic preventive and interceptive measures are discussed. The number of environmental factors that can be influenced to prevent malocclusions is rather small.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Orthodontie, School voor Tandheelkunde, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carels
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009972:Orthodontics, Interceptive; D009973:Orthodontics, Preventive / Q000379:methods*