Angular cheilitis occurring during orthodontic treatment. A case series

Abstract

Clinical experience has shown that angular cheilitis can occur during orthodontic treatment and may persist into retention, but the incidence of the condition is unknown. The purpose of this paper is to increase the awareness among clinicians of angular cheilitis occurring during orthodontic treatment. It also proposes a treatment regime which may be used.

Keywords:

• Angular cheilitis
• orthodontics treatment regime