Dr. Diana Boangar, Cluj-Napoca und Zalau, Rumänien

Upper central incisor- an inderdisciplinary approach

When esthetically and functionally planning complex rehabilitations, all specialists across dentistry-from maxillo-facial surgeons to prosthodontists- start with the end in mind: the 3-D position of the upper incisal margin. 

When working on interdisciplinary cases, it’s important for orthodontists also to be able to correctly appreciate the status of the upper incisor, and find the appropriate solution.

 And sometimes, we might get one of those cases that fall into the “gray zone” and for which no individual approach offers optimal results. A well conducted, individualized orthodontic treatment may turn a difficult- in a medium difficulty-grade case, and one that requires great sacrifice of dental or periodontal tissues into a minimally invasive approach. The reverse situation is equally frequent, when orthodontics by itself cannot esthetically and functionally finish complex cases in a satisfactory way. That’s when we might integrate other specialists in our treatment planning.

That is why it’s important for us to recognize the complex problems our patients may have, our own limits in adressing those issues, to individualize protocols and find the common ground to efficiently communicate with other specialists.

The objectives of the presentation are:

–   Go over the esthetic analysis that might help orthodontists make the correct diagnosis

•  Recognize clinical situations that deviate from ideal
•  Recognize clinical situations when interdisciplinary collaboration is indicated
•  Present clinical situations of interdisciplinary collaboration

Dr. Elia Diana Boangar, Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics

Dr. Elia Diana Boangar graduated the “I. Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca in 2006, and in 2010 she finished her Master’s degree in Orhodontics in Cluj-Napoca and Bordeaux, France. Ever since, she has been exclusively practicing orthodontics in Cluj-Napoca and Zalau. In 2015 she became part of the “Learning by Doing” multidisciplinary educational platform, which advocates for solid professional and ethical principles in dentistry. Apart from her private practice, she likes to share her experience and advocate for the integration of interdisciplinarity in the protocols of complex treatment planning. She lectures nationally and internationally on the subjects of skeletal anchorage and interdisciplinary treatment of adult patients, emphasizing the importance of properly sequencing orthodontic, periodontal and restorative treatment. She also published articles related to interdisciplinary orthodontics in international peer-reviewed journals. She is speaking for GC Orthodontics, and an active member of World Federation of Orthodontists, American Association of Orthodontists and European Orthodontic Society.