Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Treatment: Diagnosis, Treatment Implementation, Surgical Techniques, and Orthodontic Management of Complex Malocclusions in Interdisciplinary Care
This intensive 2-day seminar brings together Dr. George Mandelaris and Dr. Ilya Lipkin for an in-depth exploration of Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy (SFOT) and skeletal expansion via MARPE — approached through an airway- and facially-generated treatment philosophy.
Attendees will develop a working framework for when and how to integrate MARPE and SFOT into complex interdisciplinary cases, covering diagnosis, treatment planning, surgical execution, and full orthodontic management from setup through completion.
A dinner and discussion with the faculty is included on Friday evening, providing an opportunity for extended case review and Q&A in an informal setting.
- New perspective on Perio-Ortho IDT from an airway & facially generated approach
- When SFOT is necessary to decompensate — limits of conventional therapy
- Contemporary Airway Diagnosis
- The periodontal perspective
- The orthodontic perspective
- Orthodontic & surgical treatment planning in the digital era, including MARPE
- MARPE/skeletal expansion vs. dental expansion alone
- The Explora 3-D platform for aligner-based orthodontic therapy
- Orthognathic surgery: indications, planning & case setup using MARPE/SFOT
- Coordinating care between the restorative dentist, orthodontist, periodontist & surgeon
- Tongue ties, cranial strains, vertebrae rotations & cranial osteopathy/PT therapy
- Case presentations
- Corticotomy surgery & bone morphotype modification
- Phenotype Driven Treatment Planning
- Soft tissue considerations
- Hard tissue considerations
- When do we need anchorage?
- What is SFOT and how does it work biologically?
- Managing vertical maxillary excess with SFOT & custom anchor plates
- Decompensating the Class II and Class III patient with SFOT
- Timing of orthodontic mechanics post-SFOT (demineralization phase)
- Orthodontic mechanics with SFOT
- Aligners and SFOT
- Impactions & SFOT for traction of impacted teeth
- When is a "reboost" needed to optimize tooth movement?
- Case presentations
- Complications and management
Dr. George Mandelaris
Dr. Mandelaris attended the University of Michigan from undergraduate through dental school, then completed post-graduate training at the University of Louisville earning a certificate in Periodontology and a Master of Science in Oral Biology.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and editor/author of Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Springer).
Dr. Ilya Lipkin
Dr. Lipkin earned his dental degree at NYU College of Dentistry in 1999 and completed his orthodontic residency in 2001. He began incorporating skeletal expansion in 2011 and has completed close to 1,000 cases to date.
He lectures nationally and internationally on skeletal expansion, airway, and TMD.
Glenview, IL 60026
