Overjet: The Subtitle of the Orthodontic Book (8:00 AM)

Speaker

Joseph George Ghafari, DMD 

Dr. Joseph Ghafari earned dental degrees from the Université Saint Joseph (Lebanon) and the University of Pennsylvania (U/PA, USA), and orthodontic education at Harvard University/Forsyth Dental Center. He is a former Professor and presently Adjunct Professor of Orthodontics at U/PA. He is Professor and Founding Head of the Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, American University of Beirut. A Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, and past or present President of national and international associations, he has a rich portfolio of research, publications, and invited lectures worldwide. He has received awards and recognitions from various professional organizations and academic institutions.

Disclosure: Dr. Ghafari has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Description

The functions of the overjet are evaluated in mediating, aggravating, and enabling the expression of mandibular growth in Class II division 1 and Class III malocclusions in growing patients. In addition to malocclusion severity and timing of treatment, treatment duration warrants special consideration; shorter-term (2-3 years) and longer-term (5-7 years) responders to treatment are contrasted, both encompassing the contribution of the adolescent growth spurt.

Educational Objectives

• Recognize the mediating, aggravating and enabling functions of the overjet during growth and treatment.
  
• Identify the factors determining the variable responses to treatment in growing patients including constitutional elements (individual growth tempo, malocclusion severity and gender differences) and threrapeutic characteristics (treatment timing and duration).
• Recognize the interaction of genetic and environmental components in the development of malocclusion and in growth modification, as well as the variable gradients and critical periods of growth among the craniofacial components accounting for the individual response to treatment.
  

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