Nikhil Gogna

Nikhil Gogna

Author at Dentistry Online

BDS (HONS) MFDS RCPS (GLAS) DCLINDENT (ORTH) MORTH RCS (ENG). Nikhil is an award-winning specialist orthodontist who has a passion and ambition to deliver high-quality functional, stable and aesthetic dentistry.

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Anterior crossbite correction as an alternative method

Nikhil Gogna considers anterior crossbite correction as an alternative method of treatment. An anterior crossbite is the palatal malposition of one or more maxillary anterior teeth in relation to the mandibular anterior teeth when the teeth are in centric relation. Such an appearance can involve a single or group of teeth caused by:   Underlying…

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The role of pedro mechanics in orthodontic space closure

Nikhil Gogna discusses closing extraction spaces and overcoming friction. In simple terms, friction is defined as ‘the force opposing a movement when an object moves tangentially against another’. In other words, it is the resistance to sliding. When straight-wire mechanics are used in orthodontics, friction generated at the wire-bracket interface influences the character of the…

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Let’s torque about individual tooth movement

Nikhil Gogna discusses single tooth torquing auxiliary and how effective it is for treatment outcomes from a patient’s perspective. Orthodontists define torque as the buccopalatal crown-root inclination about an x-axis (such as the curvature of the dental arch).  In order to implement torque, larger dimensional archwires are inserted and engaged into brackets. This generates an…

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