PGDP-766 : Mixed Dentition Seminar

Information presented in this course is designed to present the development of the occlusion during the mixed dentition phase of dental development. The interrelationships of skeletal, dental and soft tissue development will be stressed. Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to: 1) distinguish normal from abnormal development; 2) evaluate the growth pattern; 3) recognize the dental eruption pattern; 4) determine whether or not treatment should be instituted and 5) select the best therapeutic methods to maintain normal growth of the stomatognathic system, intercept, or correct abnormal development.