THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF EDINBURGH

MEMBERSHIP IN ORTHODONTICS

Monday 12 June 2000

Time:   3 hours

SECTION B

ALL questions to be answered

1.	What factors influence your decision to treat an orthodontic patient without the extraction of teeth?

2.	Write short notes on:

(a)	high pull headgear;
(b)	late lower incisor crowding;
(c)	treatment with the Herbst appliance.

3.	Describe three orthodontic methods of reducing a deep incisal overbite, listing the advantages and disadvantages of each method.