Are functional appliances able to increase mandibular length in Class II patients? Are protraction facemask able to produce orthopedic effects in Class III patients? What about their effects in the long term? What are the factors that influence the outcomes of functional jaw orthopedics and who are the best candidates for this type of treatment? The speaker will address these key questions pertaining to functional jaw orthopedics and illustrate with clinical cases.

As 3D imaging has become readily available in dentistry, debate has taken place regarding its proper place in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning. This advanced imaging only has value if it provides additional information beyond what is obtained from traditional cephalometric and panoramic images. If the clinician intelligently uses the 3D volume rather than simply extracting conventional 2D images, there is significant additional diagnostic information from the advanced 3D imaging that can benefit the clinician’s diagnosis and ultimately the patient’s treatment. Demonstration of these concepts will be accomplished through case presentations.

Following this presentation, the participant should be able to:

1. Understand strategies for managing mixed dentition crowding using a non extraction approach and outline the limitations.
2. Describe Serial extraction with its advantages and disadvantages.
3. Recognize how to modify serial extraction for patients who have Class 2 malocclusions or missing teeth.

To recognize Dr. Moore’s commitment to research and education, graduate orthodontic students will present synopses of their research investigations on the following subjects: