Interceptive Orthodontics for the General Dentist – PDP128

Orthodontics for the mixed dentition is not well taught at Dental School - for which malocclusions should you intervene and by what age? Dr. Amanda Wilson will show you how to identify whether early or interceptive orthodontics is right for your young patients as part of their antero-posterior, vertical and transverse development. https://youtu.be/8OksXwy_yDQ The Protrusive Dental Pearl: Prevent misdiagnosing ectopic canines by palpating the permanent canine early (from age 10 onwards). Put your index fingers a little bit apical and a little bit distal to the lateral incisors and you should be able to feel a 5-10 millimeter bulge Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of this episode: 1:58 Prevent misdiagnosing ectopic canines8:55  Difference between Interceptive and Phase one16:15 Phase 1 Interceptive Treatment Guidelines20:20 Arch Expander Guidelines  24:07 Crossbite Tendency 24:57 Rapid versus Slow Expansion27:42 Guidelines using functional appliances28:21 Invisalign Mandibular Advancement31:10 Deep Bite Guidelines34:08 Q: Percentage of patients that would undergo Phase 236:43 Patient(Parent) Communication39:51 Retention Protocol43:36 My Phase One Smile PDF Get this My Phase One Step-By-Step PDF Checklist by Dr. Amanda to get started and help you diagnose malocclusions Check out Straight Smile Solutions for more Orthodontic Consulting and StraightSmile Solutions Orthodontic Coach for GPs for Orthodontic Educational Videos If you enjoyed this episode, you should also check out General Dentists Doing Orthodontics  Click below for full episode transcript: Opening Snippet: If you have six millimeters, no vertical issues, no trans issues, no AP issues. Your child may not ever need braces. So that's incredible, right? So what we're aiming for? obviously, the part of the reason why kids have crowding it's actually a first world problem. Believe it or not, it's partially genetic, but it's also for the most part environmental. Jaz's Introduction:Welcome back Protruserati, I'm Jaz Gulati to your favorite dental podcast and today we're covering INTERCEPTIVE ORTHODONTICS. Why this topic? Well, actually, I've been a super busy boy. And I've got so many episodes recorded, a whole range of awesome topics. And so nowadays, I'm pitching it to you guys, which one do you want next? And on the Facebook group, gosh, it was extremely tight. But you guys just about voted for interceptive orthodontics. And this episode, what it serves to do is to help you the discerning GDP to gain some clarity on what you're looking for in our young patients. When you're thinking, would this patient benefit from EARLY ORTHODONTICS or for INTERCEPTIVE ORTHODONTICS ie to intervene in their mixed dentition so that they can benefit and have straighter teeth or a better occlusion for their later years and teenage years. Now, it's important to mention that this episode, it's not been made with any countries or systems in mind, per se, ie what I mean is, for example, if you're a dentist in the UK listening to this, you might be thinking, 'Okay, this is great knowledge. But how can I implement that in the system where I work in the country that I'm in with the political system and the public funding that I'm in, etc?' Well, that is irrelevant, because what I want to pass on to you from this episode is really good knowledge and fundamental orthodontic diagnoses. And then you can have a conversation with an orthodontist, or know when you should refer for a second opinion. That's what this is about. So if you're in the US, and you're worried about insurance, and whatnot, it's all about finding out all these issues. And really, I love the way that our guest Dr. Amanda Wilson breaks it down. If you really think about it, the main things we're looking for are any errors in development or any problems malocclusions that affect the anterior posterior, the vertical and the transverse.