Periodontally
Accelerated Orthodontic Therapy Course
[Submitted
by Dr. Anreas Siebold on 25 January, 2006]
The
South African Society for Periodontology is proud to present Dr. Colin
Richman, a Wits graduate, living in Atlanta. I was highly impressed by
lectures on PAOO at the AAP meeting in Denver last year. Colin mentioned
that he has experience in this technique and is prepared to share some
of his experience with us during his visit here. Colin emphasized that
“the more general dentists you can get to the PAOO meeting the better.
They are the ‘gatekeepers’ of the patient, and they need to
‘Demand’ these procedures from the orthodontists and
periodontists.”
The course is entitled:
Periodontally Accelerated Orthodontic Therapy and the Skeletal
Anchorage System
Venue: Midrand Protea Hotel
Date: Tuesday, 28 March 2006
Time:18h00
Kind Regards
Andreas Siebold
President of the South African Society for Periodontology
Herewith
a description of the contents of the course by Dr Colin Richman
Periodontally Accelerated Orthodontic Therapy “PAOO” (formerly known
as Wilckodontics).
Patients with malocclusion, mutilated occlusion, or patients in need of
Comprehensive Dental Rehabilitation frequently require Orthodontic
Treatment in order to obtain a predictable, aesthetic and functional
treatment outcome. Many of these patients have existing moderate to
advanced Periodontitis and Gingival Recession as well. They therefore
also require Periodontal and corrective Muco-gingival treatment to treat
the existing periodontal conditions. However, these patients perceive
the orthodontic treatment time of 2-3 years as a strong hindrance to
orthodontic treatment and thus ideal reconstructive treatment.
By combining the needed periodontal surgical care, together with PAOO,
plus Orthodontic treatment, patients and restorative dentists now have a
new modality of treatment that patients are more willing to accept. But
this technique is also indicated for patients without existing
periodontal conditions.
PAOO will also significantly decrease or eliminate the following
potential complications of adult Orthodontic Treatment:
Basically,
PAOO has at least five major positive facets, all of which are
documented in the Orthodontic literature.
These
include:
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Comprehensive
Orthodontic treatment in approximately 6-9 months.
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Less
gingival recession, and where recession is present, adjunctive and
prophylactic treatment of the recession sites prior to implementing
Orthodontic Treatment
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Greater
Orthodontic stability post treatment
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Less
apical resorption
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Predictable
and definitive periodontal and muco-gingival treatment, where
indicated.
Additionally,
Skeletal Anchorage is becoming a recognized adjunct in Orthodontic
treatment. I recently attended a program by Junji Sugawara, (Chairman,
Department of Orthodontics, Tohoku University, Japan) on the Skeletal
Anchorage System, and his results are amazing! SAS would be a valid
modality to intrude mandibular molars for correction of open bite,
effectively intruded maxillary molars and move mandibular molars for
distally correcting anterior crossbites, malocclusions characterized by
mandibular anterior crowding, and dental asymmetries.
The program I have put together will address the following topics:
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Biological
principles and concepts of the PAOO treatment technique.
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Treated
and completed cases demonstrating different aspects of PAOO
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Patient
testimonials and literature support of PAOO.
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Concepts
of Skeletal Anchorage Systems.
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Pathogenesis,
prevention and treatment of Gingival Recession.
Registration
Form: PDF
Format
Please visit the PAOO website for
more information.
