Growth modification: is it worth the effort?
Effectiveness of Early Class II Treatment
Dr. Heesoo Oh
Short Bio
Dr. Heesoo Oh currently holds the position of Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, CA. She received her DDS, MS in Pedodontics, and her PhD from Chonnam National University in Kwangju, Korea. She later earned her MSD in Orthodontics at the University of the Pacific. Her research focuses primarily on clinical outcome studies investigating the effects of various therapeutic interventions. She has earned multiple awards and grants from the AAOF, AAO, and NIH.
The lecture will demonstrate what is comprehensive early orthodontic treatment and how this treatment approach can be an effective treatment for the correction of Class II malocclusions in the mixed dentition. Case sample will be shown demonstrating the mechanics to correct Class II malocclusions with Phase I therapy. The discussion will focus on comparing the effectiveness of early treatment of patients with moderate- severe Class II malocclusions to changes observed in untreated Class II and late single-phase Class II treatment samples. Some common characteristics of patients who presented successful early Class II correction, and other benefits and limitations will be discussed.
