tooth movement evidenceEl Angbawi 2015 & Cochrane RV by Fleming 2015 low quality evidence of acceleration of tooth movement How do teeth move quicker with the Regional Accelerated Phynomenon RAPTissue remodellingReduced dentistry of bone=...
talks through the use of Midfacial Skeletal Expander (RME and TADs)Midfacial Skeletal Expander (MSE) Vs other Miniscrew Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE)MSE designed to be posterior engage with the Zygomatic buttress, Pterygopalatine suture=...
Decision making of impacted canines? Zeno 2018If canine overlaps mesial aspect of central incisor – poor prognosisAngle of 30 degrees + poor prognosis Extraction of deciduous canines?Normova 2018: Yes if PDC in sector 2-3 ideal of extraction of...
takes us through the evidence of retention, his hierarchy of stability and his technique of placing a bonded retainerClassic paper of Little 1999After treatmentPost treatment relapse – greater in non-extraction casesMaturation changesLittle...
describes different methods of accelerated tooth movement, the evidence behind them and the bottom line of their use in orthodontics.Conventional orthodontic treatment duration Tsichlaki 2016Mean duration 19.9 monthsMean visits: 17.8 Patient...
TAD failureTAD failure rate 5%Main cause due to root contact 80% Which teeth to TADs contact and fail? Hee-Moon 2006Maxilla: contact is usually with the distal tooth:Mandible: RHS contact with distal teethMandible: LHS contact with mesial teeth How...
talks through his experiences of pre- Skeletal Anchorage Systems (SAS) / bone plates and what has changed with SAS focusing on class 3 cases Without Skeletal anchorageCamouflage: Required extractionsUse of MEAW for control – technically...
Chan describes his favourite positions for TADs, buccal shelf, Ramus TAD, Infrazygomatic and anterior TADs. Buccal shelf TAD: Class 3 Buccal shelf TAD in the L6-7 regionWhole arch distalisation – en mass retraction lower arch to TADDistalises...
Controversy over the role of orthodontics as cause of recession If the tooth is within the envelope of the alveolar process will not undergo recession Wennstrom 1996 Investigation of periodontal change long term with bonded retainers Renkema 2013...
recession is the apical shift of the marginal gingiva to levels apical to the cemento-enamel junction Gingival biotypeThick Vs Thin = translucency of free gingiva when probing De Rouck 2009 Thin gingivaThin labial bony plateNarrow karatanised tissue...