How we breathe affects facial growth and development. Soft tissue including the tongue, lips, cheeks, tonsils, and adenoids influences growth. Certain habits, compensation patterns, and airway-related issues can contribute to adverse skeletal changes.

In this lecture, we will discuss how soft tissue, compensatory habits, and breathing patterns influence skeletal growth. We will examine similar malocclusions in children and adults, and discuss how the treatment plans differ, depending on the age and skeletal maturation of the patient. For adolescents, our treatment plans will focus on growth modification. For adults, we will explore both surgical and non-surgical options, including adult TAD expansion, for comprehensive treatment.

Delivering a restoration that respects periodontal health, is esthetic, and that maximizes longevity can be challenging. This presentation will offer diverse clinical scenarios to discuss the variables that we should consider as a part of our decision-making process in restorative design as well as material selection around teeth and implants to maximize success. This presentation will highlight the importance of component fit, discuss the concept of anodization as it applies to improving biological acceptance, and review how probing implants can be damaging to restorative components.

The purpose of this course is to present the European Federation of Periodontology’s (EFP) Clinical Practice Guideline which was recently published (JCP2021) regarding the treatment of Periodontitis (Stages I_II). This will begin with a patient’s diagnosis according to the AAP/EFP classification of periodontal and peri-implant diseases (2018) and then will follow the different steps of treatment defined in the guideline. Special emphasis will be made to the definition of endpoints of treatment and the how we evaluate them during the course of therapy. This is a critical step mainly in the treatment of stage III periodontitis patients and the decision to undertake periodontal surgery and regenerative surgery in particular. In this course, we shall emphasize the importance of disease severity and also the complexity of treatment and the treatment interventions where there is scientific evidence of successful outcomes. Attendees will be provided with clinical examples of treating periodontitis patients in different stages and grades.