The 30-minute pre-recorded webinars are available to view from Thursday 11 March at 09:00 GMT(10:00 CET), so that you can listen in your own time and submit any questions before the live roundtable discussion a week later.
The one-hour long roundtable discussion will include resumes of the presentations, followed by Q&A with the speakers and a discussion around the future concepts in orthodontics chaired by Professor Michael Wolf, so you will find it useful to have watched the on-demand sessions in advance. The questions submitted by virtual attendees may be selected to inform this discussion.
Programme
ON-DEMAND 30-MINUTE WEBINARS
Available from 09:00 GMT on 11 March to 18 March.
Scroll down for more details on each webinar.
LIVE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Thursday 18 March 2021, 16:00-17:00 GMT (17:00-18:00 CET)
AGENDA
16:00 Introduction by Professor Michael Wolf
16:05 Q&A with Professor Theodore Eliades, University of Zurich (Switzerland)
16:15 Q&A with Professor Ravindra Nanda, University of Connecticut (USA)
16:25 Q&A with Professor Dirk Wiechmann, Hannover Medical School (Germany)
16:35 Roundtable discussion
17:00 Closing message by Professor Michael Wolf
The Future of Orthodontics: Going Backwards with a "Fancy" Vehicle?
Professor Theodore Eliades
Professor and Director of the Clinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Director of Research of the Center of Dental Medicine and Interim Director of the Institute of Oral Biology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland
Speaker Bio
Theodore Eliades is Professor and Director of the Clinic of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Director of Research of the Center of Dental Medicine and & Interim Director of the Institute of Oral Biology at the University of Zurich.
He qualified in Dentistry from the University of Athens, Greece, and completed his Orthodontic residency at the Ohio State University. He earned a Master of Science degree from the Ohio State, a doctorate from the University of Athens, a PhD and a DSc from the University of Manchester. His research has generated 270 papers and 50 book chapters, which have received over 11,000 citations.
He has edited 12 textbooks and is an elected Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Institute of Physics. Prof. Eliades has been Visiting Professor at King’s College London, and the University of Adelaide, Australia served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dental Biomechanics, and Associate Editor of the European Journal of Orthodontics, the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, and the Progress in Orthodontics.
He has also been a member of the task Force for harmonization of worldwide postgraduate orthodontic education of the World Federation of Orthodontists and the revised Erasmus guidelines committee for postgraduate orthodontic education in Europe (NEBEOP). Work under his supervision has received the Bengt Magnuson prize of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry, the FEO award of the European Federation of Orthodontists, and 3 WJB Houston research poster awards of the European Orthodontic Society.
Learning Objectives
- To identify the problems arising from the use of etching-mediated bonding of composites to enamel with respect to enamel alteration, aerosol production during debonding, release of species during the snag fit of aligners.
- To be briefed on the potential future possibilities to attach appliances to enamel without the use of etching.
- To be updated on the use of smart materials already existing in other scientific fields in orthodontics.
Abstract
The lecture focuses on recent advances, which have attracted the interest of clinicians, pertinent to aligner treatment and in-house, 3D printing of alloys and polymers. The objective of the lecture is to highlight the paradoxical link between the delirious pace of adoption of technological advancements, and introduction of standards of practice of previous decades.
Extensive bonding of attachments with aligner treatment introduces a unique scenario of different materials applied in a manner that involves the development of friction between the stiffer and harder attachment and the softer aligner material. This has not been excluded as a factor which may give rise to alterations of the aligners and the composite attachments and potential intraoral release of Bisphenol A, a known endocrine disrupting agent. Furthermore, the removal of multiple, bulky, composite attachments with a volume and surface far greater than the corresponding remnant adhesive, generates huge amounts of aerosol, much larger than those associated with conventional debonding, which is associated with pulmonary effects for the patient or staff.
The case of 3D printing constitutes another terra incognita for the specialty in the sense that the versatility and independency of this mode of appliance fabrication, leads to adoption of alloys such as the Co-Cr which had been mostly eliminated from bracket and band materials. The same holds true with the introduction of polymers for aligner printing with unknown properties,unidentified release of compounds, and unspecified ageing pattern.
The introduction of new techniques and materials based solely on their technological breakthrough character should be viewed with caution. The question should be if these advances provide a larger benefit to risk ratio for the patient than that associated with the currently used treatment tools. Marketing aspects and financial gains should not have a decisive function in this equation.
The lecture focuses on recent advances, which have attracted the interest of clinicians, pertinent to aligner treatment and in-house, 3D printing of alloys and polymers. The objective of the lecture is to highlight the paradoxical link between the delirious pace of adoption of technological advancements, and introduction of standards of practice of previous decades.
Extensive bonding of attachments with aligner treatment introduces a unique scenario of different materials applied in a manner that involves the development of friction between the stiffer and harder attachment and the softer aligner material. This has not been excluded as a factor which may give rise to alterations of the aligners and the composite attachments and potential intraoral release of Bisphenol A, a known endocrine disrupting agent. Furthermore, the removal of multiple, bulky, composite attachments with a volume and surface far greater than the corresponding remnant adhesive, generates huge amounts of aerosol, much larger than those associated with conventional debonding, which is associated with pulmonary effects for the patient or staff.
The case of 3D printing constitutes another terra incognita for the specialty in the sense that the versatility and independency of this mode of appliance fabrication, leads to adoption of alloys such as the Co-Cr which had been mostly eliminated from bracket and band materials. The same holds true with the introduction of polymers for aligner printing with unknown properties,unidentified release of compounds, and unspecified ageing pattern.
The introduction of new techniques and materials based solely on their technological breakthrough character should be viewed with caution. The question should be if these advances provide a larger benefit to risk ratio for the patient than that associated with the currently used treatment tools. Marketing aspects and financial gains should not have a decisive function in this equation.
Current Trends in Clinical Practice and Scientific Evidence
Professor Ravindra Nanda
Professor Emeritus, Former Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, USA
Speaker Bio
Dr. Ravindra Nanda is Professor Emeritus, Former Head of the Department of Craniofacial Sciences and Division of Orthodontics, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, U.S.A. He is Editor-in-Chief of Progress in Orthodontics. He is also an associate editor of Journal of Clinical Orthodontics.
Dr. Nanda is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. He is past President of NA Angle Society. He has given numerous named lectures at national and international societies including Mershon Lecture at American Association of Orthodontics and Sheldon Friel Lecture at 2011 EOS Congress. He received the coveted Honorary Member award from WFO in 2020. He has been recognized with various awards and Honorary memberships from numerous international orthodontic organizations. including “legend in Orthodontics” from Diplomates of American Board of Orthodontics in 2017.
Dr.Nanda has authored and edited eight text books on Retention and Stability, Biomechanics, Temporary Anchorage Devices, Complex Orthodontic Problems and Esthetics. His latest book is Temporary Anchorage Devices (with Drs. Uribe and Yadav) and Principles and Biomechanics of Aligner Orthodontic Treatment (with Castroflorio, Garino and Ojima).
Learning Objectives
- To learn about procedures with questionably clinical efficacy.
- To understand various studies and systematic reviews related to questionable orthodontic procedures.
Abstract
In the last decade clinicians have adopted various ideas and procedures with questionable scientific evidence of their efficacy. Examples are airway issues, adult maxillary expansion, reopening of extraction sites of treated patients, surgical interventions and devices to accelerate tooth movement and use of Class II elastics. This presentation will discuss use of Class II elastics, micro perforations, and bone vs tooth borne maxillary expansion as an example of procedures and what scientific information is available.
In the last decade clinicians have adopted various ideas and procedures with questionable scientific evidence of their efficacy. Examples are airway issues, adult maxillary expansion, reopening of extraction sites of treated patients, surgical interventions and devices to accelerate tooth movement and use of Class II elastics. This presentation will discuss use of Class II elastics, micro perforations, and bone vs tooth borne maxillary expansion as an example of procedures and what scientific information is available.
Go East or Go West: Non-surgical Class II Correction in Adult Patients
Professor Dirk Wiechmann
Professor in Orthodontics, Hannover Medical School, Germany
Speaker Bio
Prof. Wiechmann received the recognition as a specialist in orthodontics in 1997. He has been in private practice since 1998 in Bad Essen, Germany, which is actually the biggest lingual practice in the world with about 1000 lingual patients in active treatment.
In 2011 he received his Phd in orthodontics. Since his appointment in 2013 he is professor of orthodontics at the Hannover Medical School.
In 2016 he received the Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Montpellier, France.
Prof. Wiechmann received several prices and honours for his scientific work in the field of lingual orthodontics. Among them the Honorary price of the French Federation of Orthodontics.
The focus of his scientific activity is lingual orthodontics.
Learning Objectives
The combination of a completely customised lingual appliance and a Herbst appliance allows for successful class II correction in adult patients when a major part of the dento-alveolar compensation should take place in the mandibular dentition.
The combination of a completely customised lingual appliance with mini-screws for maxillary en masse-distalisation allows for successful class II correction in adult patients when a major dento-alveolar compensation in the mandible is not desired.
Lower levelling and upper anterior torque control are undisputed preconditions for a successful class II correction. A fixed appliance is able to realise these movements.
Abstract
Dento-alveolar compensation of moderate to severe class II malocclusions in non-growing patients is a popular concept in modern orthodontics. Particularly, if upper bilateral extractions should be avoided, a major displacement of the entire maxillary and/or mandibular dentition is necessary for the desired correction. The use of non-compliance mechanics for class II correction take the patients’ compliance out of the equation, which can be helpful especially when major bite corrections are planned. The predictability and efficiency of two treatment concepts, Herbst treatment and maxillary en masse-distalisation with mini-screws, both in combination with completely customised lingual appliances will be presented and discussed in this digital event.
Dento-alveolar compensation of moderate to severe class II malocclusions in non-growing patients is a popular concept in modern orthodontics. Particularly, if upper bilateral extractions should be avoided, a major displacement of the entire maxillary and/or mandibular dentition is necessary for the desired correction. The use of non-compliance mechanics for class II correction take the patients’ compliance out of the equation, which can be helpful especially when major bite corrections are planned. The predictability and efficiency of two treatment concepts, Herbst treatment and maxillary en masse-distalisation with mini-screws, both in combination with completely customised lingual appliances will be presented and discussed in this digital event.
REGISTRATION FEES
Registration entitles you to access the 3 on-demand webinars from 11-18 March, and the live roundtable discussion on 18 March, 16:00-17:00 GMT (17:00-18:00 CET)
Registration fees are inclusive of 20% VAT and non-refundable. Payment must be made electronically by credit/debit card.
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| CATEGORY | FEE |
| EOS Member and Life Member | £12.00 |
| EOS Postgraduate Student/Trainee | £6.00 |
| Non-member | £60.00 |
| Postgraduate Student/Trainee (Non-member) | £30.00 |
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