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Dra. Marcela de la Rosa G. completed her undergraduate and dental education at the University of Nuevo Leon, in Mexico on May 1996. She received a certificate of recognition by the Federación de Colegios Profesionales de NL and scholarhip for academic excellence. She graduated and completed her M.S.D. in Orthodontics from Indiana University at Indianapolis. (1998-2000). She returned to Monterrey, Mexico and started a private practice exclusively in Orthodontics. She received the position for teaching at Undergraduate Occlusion, Graduate Periodontics and Orthodontics at the University of Nuevo Leon.( 2000-2008). She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and is certified by the Mexican Association of Orthodontics (Asociación Mexicana de Ortodoncia). She is now President of her local Orthodontics Association (Colegio de Ortodoncia y Ortopedia de NL). She teached at San Roberto International School (her children´s school), Seminar of Values an
Management of Missing Anterior Teeth in Adolescents
It is common to see a patient in your practice who is missing one or both anterior teeth. There are many variables that play a role into the decission-making process. Even though an adolescent is still young to receive a dental implant or a restoration, it is important to talk about what will be needed in the future to parents. Any option, either of opening spaces for implants or restoration, or closing spaces orthodontically, work in ideal escenarios.
We do not have ideal cases everyday in our practice; we will walk through the three different possibilities, through ideal and not ideal cases.
Learning objectives
- Understand the importance of talking to parents about missing anterior teeth since adolescence
- Review the different treatment approaches that evidence based literature has provided in the last decade
- Go through the basic rules recommended in order tu have a successful treatment in the different treatment approaches
Dental and Facial Impact of Abnormal Habits in Growing Children
Early detection of habits is primordial in a constantly developing child. They can influence growth and development of the maxillary and mandibular bones; which in turn can impact not only facial form; they play an important role in quality of life in a growing child.
The influence that a mouth breather can have on wellbeing can be explained as a series of chain effect events ; that start with tongue space acting on tongue posture leading to a different dynamic of lip seal affecting basic oral functions, as breathing, swallowing and talking . These events end up in a
disruption of sleep quality, leading to fatigue during daily activities.
Habits like thumb-sucking, nail biting, tooth clenching, or even prolonged use of pacifiers can affect the alignment of the teeth, as well as the growth of facial bones.
Additionally, lower lip trap and habits related to chewing can also have an impact on jaw growth and development. Dental interferences created from a baby tooth when chewing can potentially affect the development of the jaw and the alignment of the permanent teeth.
Proper timing identifying these habits can be useful to avoid long and tired orthodontic treatments.
Learning objectives
- Identify dental habits that play a role in skeletal growth and malocclusion
- Understand the process of lip dynamics during basic life functions.
- Identify the importance of tongue posture in day to day functions