Stella Chaushu
Short CV
Dr. Stella Chaushu is Vice Dean, Full Professor and Chairperson of Department of Orthodontics, Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel, from where she earned her DMD and Specialist in Orthodontics degrees and her MSc and PhD in Immunology.
Prof. Chaushu is extensively involved in promoting orthodontic research through her numerous leadership positions, scholarly publications, conference presentations, and teaching, which have garnered her awards and recognition around the world, including the prestigious Dewel award, given for the highest-ranked clinical research published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and of Orthodontics in 2015. She has authored together with her colleagues more than 100 scientific papers, 20 chapters in books and 2 patents. As a clinician she is considered an opinion leader in treatment of impacted teeth, adult orthodontics and Special Needs patients. Her basic science research focuses on the role of the immune system in orthodontic tooth movement. Dr. Chaushu is a member of the Editorial Board of American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics and of Orthodontics, Associate Editor of Seminars in Orthodontics and Progress in Orthodontics.
Lecture: Impacted teeth: factors affecting prognosis and treatment duration
Impacted teeth are a relatively common dental anomaly, but achieving a successful treatment outcome is not always guaranteed. The treatment process is often lengthy and complex due to factors not typically encountered in routine orthodontics. Some of these factors stem from the pathology of the tooth itself, while others are influenced by the orthodontist’s approach. Various reasons can lead to treatment failure, such as inaccurate positional diagnosis, unrecognized resorption of adjacent teeth, incorrect mechanotherapy, surgical errors, and more. The risk of failure tends to increase with the severity of the impaction.
These lectures will focus on two critical factors that determine prognosis and treatment duration: accurate diagnosis and proper timing. Through the examination of several challenging impaction cases, we will underscore the importance of three-dimensional imaging in facilitating informed treatment decisions and discuss the significance of timing in initiating orthodontic eruption and planning the most effective mechanotherapy.