Inverse concepts in orthodontic treatment: «General Orthodontics vs. MEAW Orthodontics».

1. Genetic origin vs epigenetic and environmental origin;
2. Symptomatic treatment vs root cause treatment;
3. Focused on sagittal dimension vs focused on vertical dimension;
4. Cephalometric esthetic analysis vs cephalometric functional analysis;
5. Lower incisor centered treatment vs upper incisor centered treatment;
6. Anterior discrepancy vs posterior discrepancy;
7. Premolar extraction vs 3rd molar extraction;
8. Orthognathic surgery vs very little orthognathic surgery;
9. Heavy force vs light force;
10. Mechanical vs biological;
11. Aesthetic vs functional and aesthetic;
12. Tooth centered treatment vs joint centered treatment;
13. Static occlusion vs dynamic occlusion;
14. No reconstruction of occlusal plane vs reconstruction of occlusal plane;
15. Bruxism: abnormal function vs bruxism: normal function;
16. Orthodontic treatment without considering bruxism vs orthodontic treatment with considering bruxism;
17. Longer treatment time vs short treatment time;
18. Often have built-in instability vs very stable;
19. Routine orthodontic treatment vs individualized orthodontic treatment;
20. Mainly antero-posterior tooth movement vs 3 dimensional tooth movement;