Free Live Webinar No Cost  ·  90 Minutes

Demystifying the
Perio-Ortho Interface
with MARPE, SFOT
& Skeletal Expansion

A live roundtable discussion with Dr. George Mandelaris and Dr. Ilya Lipkin. Cases, clinical decision-making, and the evolving role of periodontics in modern expansion therapy. Attendees are encouraged to come with questions.

Date July 23, 2026
Format Live Online
Duration 90 Minutes
Cost Free
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Faculty
Dr. George Mandelaris

Periodontal Co-Faculty

Dr. George Mandelaris

DDS, MS, FICD, FACD  ·  Diplomate, ABP

Dr. Mandelaris is a board-certified periodontist, internationally recognized educator, author, and researcher with 45 peer-reviewed publications, 17 textbook chapters, and two AAP Clinical Research Awards for excellence in periodontal science and clinical innovation.

Dr. Ilya Lipkin

Orthodontic Co-Faculty

Dr. Ilya Lipkin

Orthodontic Specialist  ·  Westwood, NJ

Dr. Lipkin is an internationally recognized orthodontist with more than 20 years of clinical experience, having completed nearly 1,000 skeletal expansion cases while lecturing worldwide on skeletal expansion, airway-focused treatment, and TMD.

The Clinical Reality

Why This Conversation Matters Now

We believe that orthodontists, periodontists, restorative dentists, and oral surgeons working together will create more predictable and sustainable outcomes for patients.

Today's clinicians have access to CBCT imaging, digital treatment planning with simulation software to understand the impact of tooth movement on the dentoalveolar complex, and periodontal esthetic and regenerative therapies that provide opportunities we simply did not have before.

The question is not whether these technologies will influence the future of dentistry. The question should be how we use them responsibly to create improved and even more sustainable oral health care conditions.

Key Concept — Expanding the dentition for arch development and using gingival recession as a barometer for when to stop can no longer be justified.

From One Case

Three views of the same patient.

Initial dentoalveolar deficiencies, orthodontic decompensation without SFOT, and the merged CBCT outcome after SFOT.

Initial dentoalveolar deficiencies
Initial Dentoalveolar deficiencies at baseline.
Orthodontic decompensation without SFOT
Without SFOT Orthodontic decompensation without phenotype modification.
Merged CBCT post-SFOT orthodontic outcome
Post-SFOT Merged CBCT. Phenotype-modified result with stable bone and position.

MARPE in Sequence

From crowding and constriction to expanded arch.

3D planning, device placement, and the clinical outcome across the MARPE treatment sequence.

Pre-Op: Crowding and constriction
Pre-Op Crowding and arch constriction prior to intervention.
3D MARPE Planning
3D Planning Digital plan for TAD placement in the MARPE design.
MARPE device in place
MARPE in Place MARPE placement.
Post-MARPE arch expansion
Post-MARPE Post non-surgical skeletal expansion.
Discussion Topics

Questions We'll Explore Together

01

Who is truly a candidate for skeletal expansion, and where are the real limits of MARPE?

02

How do you determine when SFOT and periodontal phenotype modification become necessary?

03

How do you avoid asymmetric expansion and unintended consequences of MARPE?

04

What role does airway and nasal breathing play in treatment planning?

05

How do you safely move teeth while respecting the biology of the periodontium?

06

How do orthodontists, periodontists, oral surgeons, and restorative dentists coordinate care effectively?

07

How do we create outcomes that are not only successful today, but sustainable decades into the future?

08

This is not a lecture. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own cases and clinical questions to the discussion.

This Webinar

Who Should Attend

This webinar is open to all clinicians with an interest in skeletal expansion, interdisciplinary care, or airway-focused treatment. It should be of particular value if you are actively seeing patients who may benefit from MARPE, SFOT, or periodontal phenotype modification therapies.

Free Registration

Join Us on July 23rd

It will be an open conversation between two clinicians who have collectively treated thousands of cases and spent decades navigating the complexities of skeletal expansion, periodontal phenotype modification, and interdisciplinary care.