Compendium eBook

New Directions in Orthodontics

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - Expires June 30, 2025

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This Compendium eBook features a continuing education (CE) article on palatal expansion in skeletally mature adolescents and young adults who have maxillary transverse deficiencies. This eBook also includes an article on the use of clear aligner therapy in tandem with TAD–supported 3D-printed palatal expanders.

FEATURED CONTENT

CE: Virtually Guided Palate Lateral Wall, TAD-Supported Expansion in Craniofacial Skeletally Mature Adolescents and Young Adults
Miguel Hirschhaut, DDS, PhD; Nelson Leon, DDS; Asdrubal Pereira, DDS; and Carlos Flores-Mir, DDS, DSc
This article describes the use of temporary anchorage device (TAD)–assisted rapid palatal expanders in skeletally mature adolescents and young adults, who do not have the adaptative craniofacial growth that is characteristic of children and younger adolescents. Protocols for the use of TAD-supported virtually guided palate lateral wall expanders in both the nonsurgical and surgical management of transverse deficiencies are explained in this article.
Credits: 2 Self-Study CEU
Cost: $0
Provider: AEGIS Publications, LLC

Innovations in Orthodontics: Skeletal Versus Dentoalveolar Expansion Utilizing Clear Aligners and TAD-Assisted Expanders
Marianna Evans, DMD; and Daniel Berant, DMD
This article discusses the limitations of aligners and dentoalveolar expansion in skeletally mature patients who require sutural expansion in addition to buccolingual tooth movement, and explains how TAD–supported 3D-printed palatal expanders, when used in conjunction with aligner therapy, can help avoid the need for bone augmentation periodontal surgery and allow for less invasive treatment in these patients.