April 2003 - March 2007
Postgraduate student, Department of Orthodontics Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
April 2008 - January 2011
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
February 2011 - July 2014
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Stowers Institute for Medical Research
July 2013 - July 2014
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
August 2014 - Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University
March 2016 - Present
Membership in Orthodontics (MOrth), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Strategic Advantage of Using Temporary Anchorage Device in Patients with Jaw Deformities
Orthodontic patients who exhibit severe skeletal discrepancy usually requires orthognathic surgery in order to obtain ideal occlusion as well as facial profile. It is well known that abnormal anteroposterior jaw relationship results in compensatory position of both upper and lower dentition caused by unusual soft tissue or/and occlusive force. In the process of orthognathic surgery, orthodontists are responsible to “decompensate” the position of the dentition in order to acquire ideal occlusion after repositioning the jaw. However it is challenging to perform this decompensation while the skeletal discrepancy still remains. From 2014, it is allowed in Japan to use TADs for orthodontic treatment for orthognathic surgery. Many researchers have showed preferable teeth movement by using TADs compared to conventional methods during non-surgical orthodontic treatment. On the other hand it is still largely elusive that how TADs could be used in terms of the process of orthodontic treatment for orthognathic surgery. In this study, we compared the results of movement in dentition as an outcome of orthodontic treatment between the patients with jaw deformities treated by TADs and not. We would also like to further discuss the benefits of using TADs during the individual patients with severe maxillofacial deformities.