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COURSES
Journey to Facial Harmony: Collaboration between orthodontist and surgeon
Speaker
dr Octavio Cintra
Speaker
dr Korkmaz Sayinsu
Date :
November 20-21 2026
Place :
Warsaw
Category:
Orthodontic course
Price :
790 euro -Early Bird Price until 30.06.2026
750 euro- Price for Face Poland members until 30.06.2026
950 euro- regular price
Description
Speakers
Description
DAY 1: 20.11.2026
1 – INITIAL EXAMINATION:
Listening patients’ complaints
Aesthetic and functional criteria for indication of orthognathic surgery
Communication with the orthognathic surgery patient
2 – ARNETT’s FAB CONCEPT
Considerations in the isolated occlusion planning
Traditional Cephalometrics vs. Facially Driven Protocol
Soft Tissue Cephalometric Analysis (STCA)
Decision making process based in airway and face.
3 – ORTHODONTIC PREPARATION PRIOR TO ORTHOGNATHIC SURGERY
Principles of a good orthodontic setup
– Transversal: Arch width and curve of Wilson
-Sagittal: Inclination and position of incisors
-Vertical: Curve of Spee and canting
Midlines
Evaluation of arch length discrepancy – Bolton
Decision of teeth extraction
Selection of brackets and other attachments
Evaluation of preoperative orthodontic preparation
Application of surgical archwires
Preoperative orthodontics with using clear aligners
4 – ANALYSIS OF THE CASE BEFORE THE SURGERY
Importance and determination of natural head position
Radiological examinations
Clinical analysis
Mirror Test
Facial Markers
Bite Registration
CBCT Quality Control
Understanding Patient’s expectations
5 – APPROACH TO SURGICAL PATIENTS WITH TMJ PROBLEMS
TMJ considerations
Preoperative splint therapy: When-How-Why?
Construction and application stages of stabilization splints
6 – SURGICAL PLANNING
How to be precise in the Head Volume Orientation
Planning the surgical sequence: Mandible First vs. Maxilla First Sequence
Multi-piece Le Fort I: When-How-Why?
Three-dimensional virtual planning – Digital workflow
Features of surgical splints
DAY 2 : 21.11.2026
7 – SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: FACIAL ASYMMETRIES
Biological Symmetry vs. Geometric Symmetry
Hard Tissues Analysis vs. Soft Tissues Response
Facial Flow Concept: is it reasonable in surgical patients?
Clinical Analysis and facial midline in asymmetries
3D Software requirements for precision in facial asymmetries
Forced Symmetry Protocol
Concomitant pathologies of the condyle – how to proceed?
8 – CONSIDERATIONS IN THE OPERATING ROOM (Tips and tricks)
What should we take to the operating room?
Sagittal Split of the mandible: design and how to be safe
Passive checking of the mandibular position
Multi Segmented Le Fort I: design and how to be safe
Simultaneous transverse expansion – how to be stable?
Soft tissue management
9 – ORTHODONTIC and SURGICAL FOLLOW UP
Postoperative patient regimen
Decision for intermaxillary fixation
Protocol of post-op elastics: When-How-Why?
Orthodontic finishing protocol
Ensuring functional occlusion
10 – STABILIZATION AND RETENTION
Fixed and removable retention devices: Which and Why?
Causes of relapse
11 – CASE PRESENTATIONS and PANEL: Q/A
Speakers
Dr. Octavio CINTRA
Dr. Octavio Cintra received his D.D.S. graduation from the University of Campinas – UNICAMP – Sao Paulo/Brazil. His Oral and Maxillofacial training was obtained at The University and Hospital of Santa Casa de Misericordia de Sao Paulo, his fellowship was at The Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas – Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, Texas, USA. He is one of the members of S.O.R.G. – Latin America Group and is a permanent visitor surgeon at Center of Corrective Jaw Surgery, Santa Barbara, CA, USA. He maintains a private practice strictly focused in Orthognathic Surgery in Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil
Dr. Korkmaz SAYINSU
- Graduate, University of Marmara, Faculty of Dentistry
- PhD in Orthodontics, University of Marmara, Faculty of Dentistry
- Associate Professor of Orthodontics, University of Yeditepe (2000-2009)
- Graduate, The Roth/ Williams International Center of Functional Occlusion, 2 years course (2008-2010)
- Professor and Head of Orthodontic Department in University of Altinbas
- Private practice limited to orthodontics and TMD in Istanbul (Turkey)
- Lecturer in FACE Courses
