Presurgical Orthodontics; Post-Surgical Orthodontics and Patient Management

Learning Objectives – Implement pre and post-surgery orthodontic treatment and patient management protocols that will provide stable and predictable outcomes

- Extraction versus non-extraction, crowding versus spacing
- Management of accentuated or reverse curves of Spee and Wilson
- Manage tooth-size discrepancies
- Effect of occlusal plane alteration on presurgical orthodontic planning
- Final set-up for surgery
- Surgical splints: Palatal splint versus occlusal splint
- Post-surgical orthodontic management and retention appliances
- Post-surgical medications, diet, restrictions, healing process, expected outcomes, etc.
- Early post-surgical relapse: Causes, avoidance, management if relapse occurs
- Late post-surgical relapse: Causes, avoidance, management if relapse occurs