Archive : October 2012
Temporomandibular Joint
. Osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint Here is the keynote conference on temporomandibular disorders on the theme of condylar resorption and osteoarthrosis. This is an advanced course for orthodontists and oral surgeons and dentists. This lecture was presented at the Dental Society of Quebec to the resident students specialty of orthodontics at the University of […]
Facial asymmetry and hemimandibular hyperplasia
. Here is the Keynote of a conference on temporomandibular disorders. The theme is facial asymmetries caused by unilateral condylar hyperplasia. The discussion also focuses on facial asymmetries caused by condylar hypoplasia. This is the 1st part of an advanced course for orthodontists, oral surgeons and dentists. This conference was presented to the Société dentaire […]
Management of sleep apnea by orthosurgery
The goal of this page is to present rational scientific reasons to consider a maxillomandibular advancement orthognathic surgery as the treatment of choice for patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. We revised the use of mandibular advancement devices (MADs) and of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Mandibular advancement device MADs are efficient in the […]