title: Emergency orthodontic care.
abstract: Orthodontic appliances or parts of orthodontic appliances have caused problems from less severe like discomfort, ulcers and irritation of lips or cheeks to most severe problems like swallowing or aspiration of appliances or its parts. The type of appliances that have caused problems and their clinical management are discussed. Suggestions are made to try and avoid the problems that were encountered in the literature in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, IMS, BHU Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: Avesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachan
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
mesh_terms: D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004947:Esophagus; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances / Q000009:adverse effects; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology; D005881:Gingiva / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000293:injuries; D052280:Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification; D017289:Orthodontic Appliances, Functional / Q000009:adverse effects; D009968:Orthodontic Appliances, Removable / Q000009:adverse effects; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets / Q000009:adverse effects; D018704:Orthodontic Retainers / Q000009:adverse effects; D009969:Orthodontic Wires / Q000009:adverse effects; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D013270:Stomach