Penn Pediatrics Study Club: Airway and Periodontal Rational for Orthopedic Jaw Development in the Primary and Early Mixed Dentition
Speaker
Marianna Evans, DMD is a board certified specialist in orthodontics and periodontics. She received her DMD and dual specialty training at the University of Pennsylvania. To serve her patients better she joined the University of Pennsylvania Sleep Surgery Department as adjunct professor. She is the founder of OrthoPerio Institute, an educational platform offering advanced courses for dental practitioners with extensive emphasis on MARPE, skeletal expansion for all ages and Airway. Dr. Evans is also the founder of Infinity Dental Specialists, an interdisciplinary practice focusing on Orofacial development, periodontal, and airway health.
Disclosure: Dr. Evans has no relevant financial relationships to report.
Course Description
In this presentation we will review recent literature on correlation between malocclusion, airway and periodontal health. We will discuss latest advances in 3D printed orthopedic expanders for children in the primary and early mixed dentition.
Educational Objectives
- Review periodontal rational skeletal jaw development in primary/early mixed dentition.
- Review airway rational for addressing skeletal jaw deficiencies in children younger than age 6.