Journal of Dentistry and Oral CareJournal of Dentistry and Oral CareJournal of Dentistry and Oral CareJournal of Dentistry and Oral Care2379-1705Ommega Online PublishersNew Jersey, USA107110.15436/2379-1705.16.1071Research ArticleGrowth and Growth Studies in Orthodontics - A ReviewGrowth and Growth Studies in Orthodontics - A ReviewRohit Kulshrestha 11Department of Orthodontics and DentofacialOrthopedics Saraswati Dental College Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India 2Consulting Orthodontist Private Practice Mumbai India 3Army Dental Corps Punjab India Editor* E-mail: kulrohit@gmail.com
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
20162910201624JDOC-16-RW-107129082016201020162016Creative Commons Attribution LicenseThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. nbsp emsp emsp The organization and complexity of growth and development is clearly evident in the changes that take place in the head and face Craniofacial growth is a complex process A thorough understanding of the principles or concepts of growth will enable to meticulously plan the treatment and also understand the normal variations from abnormalities The basic control of growth both in magnitude and timing is located in the genes The main potential for growth lies in the genes Many growth studies have been done over the years and the information received from them has been priceless Extensive research work in growth required large scale growth studies The purpose of this article is to review the various growth studies and their findings in orthodontic literature 10