October 28-30, 2022 · COEX, Seoul, Korea

Pre-Congress: TADs in Korea

Vertical Problem Correction Using Mini-screws

Jung-Min Heo (허정민)

Dr. Heo graduated from College of Dentistry of Pusan National University in Korea in 1996 and completed a postgraduate Orthodontic program at Department of Orthodontics of Chong-A Dental Hospital in 2004.He works in private practice in Seoul. With his practice composed of over 50% adult patient, Dr. Heo has a special interest in lingual orthodontics and TAD. He has given a number of invited lectures about lingual orthodontic treatment nationally and internationally. He received the best ESLO(European Society of Lingual Orthodontics) global speaker awards in 2012. Dr. Heo is an active member of Korean Association of Orthodontists (KAO), Korean Association of Lingual Orthodontists (KALO), World Society of Lingual Orthodontics (WSLO) and European Society of Lingual Orthodontics (ESLO).
E-mail: orthoheo@hanmail.net

Lecture Description

Many patients with anterior open bite and gummy smile have overerupted molars or excessive vertical growth of maxillae, so mandibles are rotated downward and backward.

Since extrusion of the incisors to close the bite is not only unaesthetic but also unstable, it is necessary to intrude the posterior teeth or the entire teeth for the ideal treatment result. Although intrusion through the surgery can ideally treat the vertical skeletal problem, many successful treatment results have been reported with orthodontic intrusion using skeletal anchorage. In this presentation, orthodontic intrusion using mini-screws to treat anterior open bite and gummy smile will be discussed.