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Review
. 2014 May;7(2):105-8.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1246. Epub 2014 Aug 29.

Informed consent for braces

Vikas Jharwal  1 , Mridula Trehan  2 , Nidhi Rathore  1 , Pooja Rathee  3 , Deepesh Agarwal  4 , Nikunj Mathur  5
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Review

Informed consent for braces

Vikas Jharwal et al. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2014 May.

Abstract

The influence of law on the orthodontic profession has greatly increased in the last few decades. Dental law has emerged today as a full-fedged specialty dealing with a variety of areas, like professional negligence, doctor-patient contracts, consumer protection laws, ethics, general and special health legislations and practice regulatory mechanisms. This article highlights the concept of informed consent which is based on the premise that each individual has a right to make decisions concerning his health, disease and treatment. How to cite this article: Jharwal V, Trehan M, Rathore N, Rathee P, Agarwal D, Mathur N. Informed Consent for Braces. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2014;7(2):105-108.

Keywords: Consent; Ethics; Informed consent; Medicolegal perspective.

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Conflict of interest: None declared

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