https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Bjorn-audio-final.mp3 3D TECHNOLOGY IN ROUTINE ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE BJÖRN LUDWIG Lower arch missing lower 2nd premolars Hemisection lower E – distal half – Old school Allow mesial drift of 6s, L4s do not distally tip, important in class 2 cases Use mesial aspect for anchorage if ankylosed Remove remaining  Other options TADs 30% failure in the mandible in Caucasian Herbst  Mini-plates – very evasive But hemisection is simple Gingivectomy After extrusion of impacted tooth,  need for gingivectomy  Orthodontists s ..read more

https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Padhraig-audio-final-unclean-1-cleaned.mp3 Orthodontics In Interview: PROFESSOR PADHRAIG FLEMING Join me for the next interview in orthodontics with Padhraig Fleming “Innovation has made treatment more accessible, but has not necessarily translated into better outcomes” Padhraig is a Professor in Orthodontics based in Ireland. He has published over 150 peer review papers, 4 textbooks including the recent edition of Graber’s ‘Orthodontics: Current Principles and Techniques’. He won the 2021 Turpin Award from the AAO. He is an associate e ..read more

https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/audio-final-1.mp3 Click here to view video podcast  Join me for a lecture summary from this years AAO by Audrey Yoon. Don’t Make the Same Mistake I Did/ MARPE Complication. Success MARPE Overall separation: 87.8% Success rate of sutural separation: (Jeon 2021) 05% in male 17% in female Average expansion: 7.8 ± 2.4 mm. Variation with age and gender MARPE efficacy = Achieved Vs planned expansion Greater negative correlation with age in general More male than female Planned Vs achieved 20 years old = 1:1 M:F 30 years old = 0.5:1 ..read more

  https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/final-audio.mp3 Breathing disorders and orthodontics AAO 2022. Two lectures were covered, the first by Takashi Ono which looks at the issues surrounding mouth breathing and its consequences, the second lecture was by Martin Palomo looking at OSA and busy offices, our role and how new technologies are helping. Nasal breathing Vs mouth breathing Nasal Vs mouth breathing, which is better: Nose = air is humidified, pressurized and filtered than the one come through mouth. The tongue pressure is 10 times more with mouth breathing than ..read more

https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/audio-Vaid-final.mp3 Aligner Evidence Nikhilesh Vaid IOF   Click here to view video podcast Join me for a summary of Dr Nikhilesh Vaid’s lecture entitled More Than Meets The EYE!    Aligner Evidence Through Clinicians Eye It was part of the first International Orthodontic Foundation online symposium, with Ravi Nanda and co.   Evidence available There are about 7000 papers available on clear aligner therapy 39 are prospective clinical trials  20 are systematic reviews  What do the systematic review and m ..read more

https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Carlos-audio-final.mp3 Orthodontics In Interview: PROFESSOR CARLOS FLORES-MIR CANADA Join me for the next interview in orthodontics with Carlos Flores-Mir Carlos is a Professor in orthodontics with an exceptional contribution to the field. He has published over 350 peer review papers and is an award winning educator within dentistry. He is an associate editor for the Angle Orthodontist journal and JWFO.  We get to hear of Carlos’ story of how he came to be a leading authority in orthodontics, his opinion on class 2 correction, why he ..read more

https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/audio-final.mp3 Managing Complex Cases in Orthodontics. Kleber Meireles and Andre Machado Click to view the video podcast Join me for a summary of a dynamic conversation between Kleber and Andre, It was a lecture full of biomechanics and the podcast will focus on specific examples with fixed appliances and aligners. Fixed appliance mechanics 1.     Canine retraction in extraction case with buccal canine: sectional mechanics o   Conventional sliding mechanics retract canine but also distally tip and rotate dis ..read more

https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ama-audio-final.mp3 Dental Sleep Medicine and NICE guidelines Professor Ama Johal Click to view video podcast Introduction Obstructive sleep apnoea – Sleep related breathing disorder Poorly understood 70% collapse retroglossal area Stops breathing Body movement occurs – body tries to wake patient up as suffocating = disturbed sleep   Health consequences Day time sleepiness Hypertension, heart disease, stroke – all stroke patients screened for OSA   Treatment Severe / mod- gold standard Continuous positive airway pressure ..read more

https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Steffen-audio-1.mp3 Click above to view the interview on Youtube Join me for the next interview in orthodontics with Steffen Decker Steffen is a leading lingual an aligner provider and a Kois recognised specialist. He has been a global advisor for 3M and is a key opinion leader for Align technology.   We get to hear of Steffen’s story of how he came to use lingual appliances and aligners, his opinion on interceptive / phase 1 treatment and where he sees the future of orthodontics. #orthodontics #farooqahmed #steffendecker  #orth ..read more

https://orthoinsummary.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bjorn-audio-only.mp3 MARPE – SARPE: Sense and NON-sense Björn Ludwig  Join me for a summary of Björn Ludwig’s lecture exploring Miniscrew Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (MARPE) and Surgically Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion (SARPE). Björn described how MARPE works, aspects of design and his clinical process. Effects of MARPE Parallel opening of suture 2mm greater at 6 region than RME (S/R Krusi 2019) Facial changes Widens Zygoma  Nasal base expands Changes to the orbit – no significant but beware Brutally invasive! No per ..read more