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Risky business part 3: The lifetime patient

BDJ In Practice volume 38, pages 130–131 (2025)Cite this article

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Tif Qureshi BDS, FCGDent discusses the reduced risk of treating existing patients compared with treating new ones with particular reference to aligner orthodontics

There is good data to support current dental treatment methods and the potential benefits of so doing. All these treatments can either be used to prevent total loss of teeth in the first instance or full mouth rehabilitation should that be appropriate, and indeed anything in between.

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Qureshi, T. Risky business part 3: The lifetime patient. BDJ In Pract 38, 130–131 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-025-3062-1

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