2008 Annual International Conference on Craniofacial Research ("Presymposium")

The Thirty-fourth Annual International Conference on Craniofacial Research will occur on Friday, February 29, 2008 at the University of Michigan.  The meeting will be held in the Michigan Union Ballroom on the second floor, beginning promptly at 8:00 a.m. and ending at 5:10 p.m.  This presymposium conference is open to all interested individuals.  Please note the format, with each paper 20 minutes in length, including introduction and discussion.

The schedule below will be revised slightly as the meeting draws near.

February 29, 2008 (Friday)

7:30 a.m. Registration, Michigan League Ballroom
8:00 a.m. Introductory remarks: Dr. James A. McNamara
8:10 a.m. Dr. Chung How Kau, Department of Orthodontics, University of Texas at Houston, Houston. "3D cone beam findings in everyday orthodontics."
8:30 a.m. Dr. Jeff Nickel, Department of Orthodontics, University of Nebraska. "Tractional forces and energy densities in the human TMJ" (with Laura Iwasaki, Luigi Gallo and Sandro Palla - University of Zurich).
8:50 a.m. Dr. Laura Iwasaki, Department of Orthodontics, University of Nebraska. "Ipsilateral and contralateral human TMJ loads compared via validated numerical models."
9:10 a.m. General discussion
9:20 a.m. Dr. Sunil Wadhwa, Division of Orthodontics, Department of Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center. "Characterization of the mouse temporomandibular joint to altered masticatory loading".
9:40 a.m. Dr. Cristina Teixeira,Department of Basic Sciences & Craniofacial Biology and Department of Orthodontics, New York University. "A new regulator of cartilage maturation: in development and osteoarthritis."
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Dr. Franka Stahl, Department of Orthodontics, University of Rostock, Germany. "Data visualization as a tool for analysis of craniofacial growth in research and clinical practice."
10:50 a.m. Dr. Tiziano Baccetti, Department of Orthodontics, University of Florence, Italy. "Optimal timing for a widely-used one-phase Class II treatment protocol."
11:10 a.m. Dr. Pertti Pirtinniemi, Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Development and Orthodontics, University of Oulu, Finland. "Skeletal effects of early headgear treatment."
11:30 a.m. Dr. R. Scott Conley, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, The University of Michigan. "The modified condylotomy for temporomandibular dysfunction patients: A good solution or just another surgery?"
11:50 a.m. General discussion
12:00 noon Lunch
1:45 p.m. Dr. W. Eugene Roberts, Department of Orthodontics, Indiana University, Indianapolis. "Bone physiology of TMJ development and function."
2:10 p.m. Dr. Scott J. Hollister, Departments of Surgery, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Michigan. "Tissue engineering the TMJ."
2:30 p.m. Dr. Eduardo Castrillon, Department of Clinical Oral Physiology, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark. "Peripheral NMDA receptors and TMD pain mechanisms."
2:50 p.m. Dr. Stephanos Kyrkanides, Department of Orthodontics, Eastman Dental Center, Rochester NY. "New pain therapy for TMJD."
3:10 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. Dr. Debra Fink, Program of Movement Science, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis. "A movement system approach to TMD."
3:50 p.m. Dr. Ana Velly, Division of TMD and Orofacial Pain, Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences and Minnesota Head and Neck Pain Clinic, the University of Minnesota. "Temporomandibular disorders: Progress in research with NIDCR's TMJ Implant Registry and Repository."
4:10 p.m. Dr. Robert Spears, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas. "Involvement of the sympathetic nervous system in TMJ pain."
4:30 p.m. Dr Ching-Chang Ko, Department of Orthodontics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. "Developing future bioceramics for temporomandibular joint tissue engineering."
4:50 p.m. Dr. Laurie McCauley, Department of Periodontics, University of Michigan. "The impact of bisphosphonates on craniofacial bone and tooth movements."
5:10 p.m. Adjournment

If you need any further information, please contact Jim McNamara by phone
(734-476-3233) or by email at mcnamara@umich.edu.