Department of Orthodontics

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The discipline of Orthodontics focuses on the growth and development of the craniofacial complex and dental occlusion, and the treatment of abnormalities related to these structures.

The Department of Paediatric Dentistry conducts an undergraduate and a postgraduate programme to enable students to manage the child dental patient. The postgraduate programmes consist of a postgraduate diploma in dentistry part-time and a masters programme full time.

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    Retrospective evaluation of transverse arch dimensional changes in non-extraction and premolar extraction cases using a passive self-ligating bracket system
    (University of the Western Cape, 2022) Coetsee, Marthinus Johannes; Harris, Angela
    The effect of extraction and non-extraction treatment protocols on the dental arch width has comprehensively been researched. The effect of non-extraction protocols using passive selfligating systems has also been adequately investigated. Although the literature comes to contrasting conclusions and further research is always encouraged, the impact on the dental arch width using an extraction protocol in combination with a passive self-ligating system has not been defined thoroughly. Aim: this study investigated the effect of 2 treatment protocols on transverse arch width, before and after treatment, using a passive self-ligating system. The null hypothesis to be tested was that treatment with a second premolar extraction protocol would result in no difference in transverse arch width changes compared to treatment with a non-extraction protocol.