Dept. of Orthodontics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Visiting Professor
University of Vienna, Austria
University of Messina, Italy
University of Campania, Naples, Italy
Dr. Moschos A. Papadopoulos currently serves as Professor, Chairman and Program Director at the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna, Austria, and at the Universities of Messina, Sicily and of Naples, Italy. He was the founder and served as first President of the Balkan Association of Orthodontic Specialists and President of the Orthodontic Society of Northern Greece.
Dr. Papadopoulos is Honorary Editor of the "Hellenic Orthodontic Review", was Asst. Editor of the "World Journal of Orthodontics” and is/was Member of the Editorial Board of 20 peer reviewed journals, and Reviewer for 47 journals. He is also active member in more than 23 national and international societies.
Dr. Papadopoulos received several awards and distinctions, such as the "Joseph E. Johnson Clinical Award” and the "Turpin Award for Evidence-Based Research” from the AAO, the “Regional Award of Merit” from the WFO, and the “Special Achievement Award” from the BAOS.
His main clinical and research interests include the subjects of "noncompliance orthodontic treatment", "temporary anchorage devices in orthodontics", and "evidence-based orthodontics".
Dr. Papadopoulos has written the books "Orthodontic treatment for the Class II non-compliant patient", "Skeletal anchorage in orthodontic treatment of Class II malocclusion", and "Cleft lip and palate", has published more than 235 scientific publications, and has presented more than 420 lectures, courses and papers worldwide.
All sessions by Moschos A. Papadopoulos
Thursday23-05-2024
Thursday29-05-2025
08:30 AM
Diagnostic failures and risk management in Orthodontics
Prezentare
Moschos A. Papadopoulos
Proper diagnosis is especially important in order to achieve the correct and wished orthodontic treatment outcome. Diagnostic procedures in orthodontics usually include a detailed medical and dental history, clinical and functional examination, radiological examination, and cephalometric and model cast analysis. Depending on the diagnostic parameters of the various orthodontic problems there are interventions that either have to be performed or should be avoided.
Failure to receive or/and analyze diagnostic data can lead many times to failure or even worse in iatrogenic effects. Further, it is also very important to take into consideration the fact that actually diagnosis should be considered as a continuous process in orthodontics, which should be repeated at each patient appointment. Of course, not all diagnostic information should be obtained each time, but the orthodontist should evaluate the patient's clinical status at each visit, and check if all movements are well and according to the original treatment plan, or if adverse effects have begun to occur, for which the relevant treatment measures or alternatives should be taken.
This lecture will present and discuss by means of several clinical cases the importance of initial and itermediate diagnosis. After the lecture, the participant will be (a) familiar with the proper use and interpretation of orthodontics diagnosis in order to avoid diagnostic failures and (b) in cases of dilemmas, he/she will be able to choose among the available options the most appropriate ones in order to achieve successful treatment outcomes.
Interdisciplinary treatment of skeletal and facial deformities in adults by means of Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery
Prezentare
Moschos A. Papadopoulos
Sala VIVALDI
Round Table Coordinator: Moschos A. Papadopoulos, Professor, Head of the Department & Programme Director Speakers: Athina Chatzigianni, Assistant Professor Theodora Fanaropoulou, Postgraduate student Eleni Kalimeri, Postgraduate student Christina Kanareli, Postgraduate student Crystalla Kyprianou, Postgraduate student Eliza Panagiotidou, Postgraduate student Christina Sekertzi, Postgraduate student
Topics Moschos A. Papadopoulos Basic principles of the cooperation between Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery Athina Chatzigianni Efficient surgical treatment planning of orthognathic cases Postgraduate Students Cases treated at the Postgraduate Clinic of the Dept. of Orthodontics in cooperation with the Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Papanikolaou University Hospital of Thessaloniki
Abstract Growth and development of the face and jaws is a continuous process from birth to puberty, which ceases in adulthood. During orthodontic treatment the application of orthopedic devices can control abnormal craniofacial growth in most cases, when patient’s bone maturation is not completed. However, in certain conditions, excessive skeletal deviations may lead to the need of orthognathic surgical intervention to establish normal occlusion and function. In such cases, the orthodontic diagnosis and treatment of occlusal dysfunctions, dentofacial anomalies and skeletal discrepancies in adults may be a challenging task depending on the etiology, the severity of the problem and the individual variation of the patient. Severe skeletal malocclusions cause occlusal and functional impairments, while facial aesthetics is compromised. The aim of this round table is to present the combined orthodontic-orthognathic surgery management of adult patients with skeletal discrepancies, treated in the Postgraduate Orthodontic Clinic over the past years. Basic principles of orthodontic-orthognathic surgery treatment will be analyzed and updated information from the literature will be provided. Clinical cases with various types of skeletal malocclusion, such as Class II or Class III skeletal disharmony, skeletal open bite, skeletal asymmetry, or combination of the above, which were treated either with single jaw or bimaxillary surgery, will be presented.