Adjunctive procedures, principles of surgical orthodontics
ABSTRACT
Orthodontic treatment of adults has been the fastest growing area in orthodontics in recent years. The increasing number of adult patients seeking orthodontic therapy has resulted in a progressive modification of treatment modalities. Complex malocclusions involving dentitions that are periodontally and prosthetically compromised are among the most challenging problems encountered in clinical practice today.
This clinical course deals with an adjunctive orthodontic procedures used in interdisciplinary therapy, principles involved in surgical orthodontics, and redefining finishing goals and achieving them with the appropriate treatment mechanics for optimal esthetics, function and stability.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Participants will be able to:
Implement various adjunctive orthodontic procedures.
Differentiate surgical cases from the routine orthodontic cases
OUTLINE
Review of the patient records and exercises brought by the participants
Adult orthodontics
- Background
- Adjunctive procedures
- Comprehensive procedures
- Anchorage considerations
An introduction to surgical orthodontics
Archform considerations
Hands-on Sessions:
Consolidation of upper and lower arches
Maxillary and mandibular arch co-ordination
