Course Abstract

The course will allow more interaction with the participants and would be of a value to Orthodontists, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgeons, General dentist who are interested in the management of dentofacial deformities. Participants will be asked to bring their own complex cases for discussion.

The following topics will be covered:

• The multidisciplinary approach for the diagnosis and the management of facial deformities
• Assessment of facial morphology
• The importance of diagnostic aids
• Soft tissue Imaging
• Bony imaging
• Model analysis
• Timing and the mechanism of orthodontic treatments
• Prediction planning
• 3D prediction
• Model surgery planning
• Basic Surgical techniques
• Dental rehabilitation
• Postsurgical recovery and follow up
  
  

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate the importance of the multidisciplinary team for the diagnosis and management of dentofacial deformities
2. Present, step-by-step, the clinical approach to reach the correct diagnosis of the facial deformities
3. Illustrate the importance of each diagnostic aid for the assessment of the dentofacial morphology
4. Highlight the innovations in prediction planning
5. Demonstrate basic orthodontic approaches for the management of dentofacial deformities
6. Provide an overview of orthognathic surgical approaches
7. Debate on the concept of the surgery first approach
8. Display the innovations to improve postoperative recovery following orthognathic surgery

Agenda