Saturday, May 24
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Evidence-based Treatment Timing in Orthodontics - Tiziano Baccetti, D.D.S., Ph.D.
This course is designed for pediatric dentists who provide orthodontic treatment and for those who refer to orthodontists. This course will utilize contemporary literature to address an issue that confronts pediatric dentists on a daily basis - when should orthodontic treatment of Class II and Class III malocclusions begin to be the most effective and most efficient? We will discuss the advantages to starting orthodontic and orthopedic treatment at the optimal time based on the results of 15 years of clinical research. The use of a reliable biologic indicator of skeletal maturity, the Cervical Vertebral Maturation method (CVM), is highly recommended to identify periods of peak growth. Knowing when periods of peak growth will occur is a critical component of orthodontic and orthopedic decision-making and allows for improved treatment outcomes. Highlights of this course include: Class II correction is more efficient and effective when it includes the peak in mandibular growth; Class III correction using maxillary expansion and protraction is more efficient and effective only when it precedes the peak in mandibular growth; Class III correction of the mandible is effective when it occurs during pre-pubertal and pubertal stages; and, maxillary expansion is more effective during pre-pubertal stages. Come and join us as we use peer-reviewed science to gain insight into a topic that has been influenced by dogma for decades.
Dr. Baccetti is associate professor at the University of Florence, Italy, and Thomas M. Graber Visiting Scholar, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 1996 he won the National Prize of the Italian Society of Orthodontics (SIDO) for the best scientific article. In 2001 Dr. Baccetti was the recipient of the Henry Goldman Prize issued by the Italian Society of Periodontology, and of the Research Award of the Angle Society for the best paper published on The Angle Orthodontist during the years 2001-2003. He has spoken at the Annual Sessions of the American Association of Orthodontists for the last 10 years. Dr. Baccetti has lectured at international congresses and symposia on orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics in more than 20 different countries. He has been published extensively, more than 200 articles, in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, in the Angle Orthodontist, and in the European Journal of Orthodontics.
