SIMPLIFYING THE CLASS II AND CLASS III ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT

Traditionally the sagittal problem is the most difficult aspect to solve in the orthodontic treatment. The most common way to solve this is by extractions or using complex appliances and many times without being able to achieve the expected or desire results. It is important to try not to impact negatively in patient´s facial aesthetic.

The Carriere Motion appliance is a simple, efficient and fast tool that will give us the possibility to solve sagittal discrepancies in almost every kind of malocclusion of any age of the patient.

It has been shown as a respectful appliance to manage the hard tissues of the patient that in the end will be responsible of facial harmonization.

In this lecture we are going to see class II cases that will correct the occlusion, function and aesthetics of hard and soft tissues, we will be able to analyze the impact on the airway and how we can improve the TMJ function. We will touch some key points in facial aesthetics in the soft tissues profile cephalometric analysis that could be our “must” in the orthodontic treatment. On class III we will be showing an alternative to surgery in complex cases. Lastly we will treat mixed dentition cases in order to drive in an early stage the direction of growth and the balance between the maxilla and mandible and the improvement of the respiratory function. This last aspect is very important for the good academic performance of the kids.

Ana Maria Cantor, Manager of Odontokids Dental Clinic

1990 Dental Degree Universidad Javeriana – Bogotá Colombia

1994 Master in Orthodontics Universidad Militar Nueva Granada – Bogotá Colombia

2000 Exclusive practice in orthodontics – Málaga Spain

2013 Manager of Odontokids Dental Clinic – Málaga Spain

Member of AAO – WFO – EOS – SEDO

Dr Cantor is in a private practice of orthodontics in Odontokids. She is international speaker in USA, Cánada, Latinoamerica and Europe and publishes articles in orthodontics magazines.