The 53rd Annual Scientific Congress of the Korean Association of Orthodontists PASSION FOR A LONG JOURNEY :
Nature vs Nurture

Online
November 5(Thu) - 6(Fri), 2020
Precongress: November 1(Sun) / VOD: November 7(Sat) - 8(Sun)

Special Lectures

Diagnosis and treatment of transverse problems
Dr. Chun-Hsi Chung
  • Dr. Chung is Chauncey M. F. Egel Endowed Chair and Director of Postdoctoral Orthodontic Program of the Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. He served as the Director of the American Board of Orthodontics (2010-2018), and the President of the American Board of Orthodontics (2017-2018). Dr. Chung received his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1986 and Orthodontic Certificate/Masters of Science in Oral Biology in 1992 from the University of Pennsylvania, and Postdoctoral Fellowship from National Institute of Health (1990-1992). He has been a full-time faculty at the University of Pennsylvania since 1992, and has received numerous awards and honors, including the University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation Award, and the American Association of Orthodontists Award as the Co-chair of the Scientific Program of the Annual Session of the American Association of Orthodontists in Washington DC. In addition, he has published numerous articles in refereed journals, including the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, European Journal of Orthodontics, and Angle Orthodontist. He has been an active member of the E. H. Angle Society of Orthodontists since 2003, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics since 2002. Dr. Chung maintains his Orthodontic practice at the University of Pennsylvania Faculty Practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Office Address
  • Department of Orthodontics School of Dental Medicine Robert Schattner Center University of Pennsylvania 240 South 40th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6030 USA
  • Education
  • 1981 BDS National Taiwan University School of Dentistry, Taiwan
  • 1986 DMD University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine
  • 1992 MS University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine
  • Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments
  • 1989-1992 Orthodontic Certificate: Postdoctoral Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine
  • 1990-1992 National Institute of Health Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania

Maxillary transverse deficiency is a common problem in orthodontics. It could be skeletal and/or dental origin and is often manifested by unilateral or bilateral posterior cross bite. Clinically, the skeletal width of maxilla and mandible, the intermolar width and the buccolingual inclination of maxillary and mandibular posterior teeth (curve of Wilson) are the key factors on the diagnosis of transverse problems. For a growing patient, the transverse facial growth is usually completed before sagittal and vertical growth. In this lecture, the transverse growth of maxilla and mandible, and the transverse development of the dentitions will be discussed. Nowadays with the advent of cone beam CT, the skeletal width of maxilla and mandible, the buccolingual inclination of posterior teeth and their positions in the basal bone can be easily determined. In the treatment of transverse problems, rapid palatal expansion (RPE) is often used in children, and TADs supported RPE in young adult. However, for older adults, the surgically assisted rapid palatal expansion would be a better choice not only to expand the maxilla successfully but also provide good stability. In this lecture, the state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment modalities on the transverse problems will be presented. For the last 30 years at the University of Pennsylvania, extensive clinical studies have been conducted on the effects of rapid palatal expansion on nasomaxillary complex, which will be also discussed.