Periodontal Augmentation Procedures for the Orthodontic Patient
Speaker
Normand S. Boucher, DDS is a board certified orthodontist. He trained in orthodontics and periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Boucher was appointed Chief of Orthodontics at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital from 1982-1987. He subsequently established a full-time private practice in Wayne and Westtown in 1987. His teaching responsibilities with the orthodontic department at the University of Pennsylvania reflect the values of his private practice and include teaching diagnosis and treatment planning for the Six Elements of Orofacial Harmony Orthodontics Philosophy with strong emphasis on the health of the temporomandibular joints.
Disclosure: Dr. Boucher has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Course Description
Review of the orthodontic and periodontal literature related to the periodontal consequences of excessive dental compensations to camouflage skeletal discrepancies. The case presentation format will address the indications and timing of periodontal augmentation procedures for orthodontic patients with sagittal and transverse skeletal dysplasias.
Educational Objectives
- Identify the limits of dental compensations to camouflage skeletal dysplasia to avoid loss of periodontal attachment.
- Know when to refer an orthodontic patient to the periodontist for augmentation procedures