Orthodontics Mnemonics

Description of Orthodontics Mnemonics:

Orthodontics Mnemonics are the best and easiest way to remember the numbers related to the angles and measurements (such as those related to Steiner’s Analysis).

I have personally always struggled to find a way to remember those numbers in orthodontics until I thought of a way to convert numbers into words and phrases.

And guess what? They always turned to to be super funny and unique! So much that they are now difficult to forget (instead of difficult to remember)

Check out the cool tricks to remember the differences between Class II division 1 and 2 and the types A,B, and C. There are also mnemonic to remember that the ideal SNB Angle is 80 degrees.

And a mnemonic I love is to remember where the primate space is in maxillary and mandibular teeth!

Curriculum of Orthodontics Mnemonics:

General Orthodontics Mnemonics

M-D width of permanent maxillary and mandibular teeth

Primate Spaces are Most Noticeable between Primary Maxillary Lateral Incisors and Canines, Mandibular Canines and First Molars.

Ectopic Eruption

Pubertal Growth Spurt and Hand-Wrist Radiograph

Hand-Wrist Radiograph is Used to Predict the Time of Pubertal Growth Spurt

Ulnar Sesamoid or Hamate Bones are Landmarks Used to Predict the Time of Pubertal Growth Spurt

Malocclusion

Mnemonic: Class 2 Division 1 vs. Division 2 (+Types A, B, & C)

In Class I Malocclusion: Space Deficiency of more than 4mm indicates extraction

Malocclusion is more common in heterogenous populations, less common in homogenous populations

Posterior Crossbites and Mild Anterior Crossbites Should Be Corrected in the First Stage of Treatment, while Sever Anterior Crossbites are Usually Not Corrected Until The Second Stage of Treatment.