Ana Paula Amorim
Different clinical sensitivities, different treatment options - clinical case discussion | Bone-supported disjunction versus conventional disjunction in adolescents
- Bachelor's degree in Dentistry from the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto (FMDUP).
- 3-year full-time postgraduate course in Orthodontics at FMDUP.
- Two-year full-time Master's degree in Orthodontics from FMDUP.
- Orthodontics Specialist certified by the Portuguese Dental Association.
- Master Damon.
- Invisalign Certified.
- She was a lecturer in Orthodontics at FMDUP.
- Author of numerous lectures in Orthodontics.
- Member of several scientific societies.
- She has been a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto since 2013, where she teaches in the Clinical Orthodontics Specialization Course.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Orthodontics
Auditorium C
Conference summary
Skeletal expansion is an orthopedic procedure used to correct transverse maxillary insufficiency by opening the middle palatine suture, promoting a real increase in the width of the maxillary bone.
The orthodontic approach to transverse deficit in adolescents continues to be challenging and somewhat controversial regarding the most effective device for its resolution, especially because diagnosing the maturation of the middle suture is difficult.
The progression of bone maturation increases the interdigitation of the sutures, reducing the effectiveness of conventional expansion and increasing the likelihood of more dental tipping than skeletal expansion.
The case presented illustrates this topic, highlighting the clinical perspective of using skeletal expansion with mini-implants in an adolescent patient.
The orthodontic approach to transverse deficit in adolescents continues to be challenging and somewhat controversial regarding the most effective device for its resolution, especially because diagnosing the maturation of the middle suture is difficult.
The progression of bone maturation increases the interdigitation of the sutures, reducing the effectiveness of conventional expansion and increasing the likelihood of more dental tipping than skeletal expansion.
The case presented illustrates this topic, highlighting the clinical perspective of using skeletal expansion with mini-implants in an adolescent patient.