Iatrogenic damage in orthodontics: aetiology and prevention.
The purpose of this article was to analyze the various factors responsible for iatrogenic damage to a patient in an orthodontic practice and to advise precautions to prevent such damage.


METHODS
All case reports describing iatrogenic damage published in all orthodontic journals indexed on PubMed and the related articles of all these case reports published in any journal.


CONCLUSIONS
Good preventive practices can reduce and even completely eliminate the damage produced by the orthodontic operator.
Department of Orthodontics, Riphah International University.
Owais Khalid
OK
Durrani
Noeen
N
Arshad
Ulfat
U
Bashir
D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances / Q000009:adverse effects; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology