Michal Sarul

Pre congress course - Evidence based medicine in early orthodontic treatment

There has been a debate for years regarding the optimal timing of orthodontic intervention in various malocclusions. On one hand early intervention, at the mixed dentition stage, utilizes the growth modification potential and promotes further beneficial skeletal development. On the other hand, some clinicians favor a more conservative approach, preferring to start treatment after puberty to avoid potential risk of relapse associated with early intervention. Both options using various treatment methods have their ardent supporters. So how to choose the optimal approach and technique depending on patient's age?

Evidence Based Medicine organizes and applies current and reliable data to improve health care decisions. This way, the best and scientifically validated  knowledge is combined with the clinical experience facilitating meeting the patients’ expectations and offering them the most sound and customized therapeutic decisions.

The lecturers will review and systemize currently available scientific data on various malocclusions treatment in growing patients.

Speaker biography

Professor Michał Sarul is a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry of the Medical University of Wrocław. Since 2006, he has been a researcher at the Department of Maxillofacial Orthopedics and Orthodontics at the Medical University of Wrocław.

In 2009 he was awarded a PhD from the Medical University of Wrocław for a thesis on the mechanical properties of orthodontic wires.

In 2011, he completed a postgraduate training in orthodontics.

in 2018 he was awarded a habilitation in medicine on his series of studies on the assessment of factors influencing the cooperation of patients treated with removable appliances.

Since 2021, he has been the head of the Department and Department of Integrated Dentistry at the Medical University of Wrocław.

In 2024, he obtained the title of professor in the field of medical and health sciences.

In the past, he served as the medical director of the Academic Dental Polyclinic, has been running a private practice for many years, and recently devoted himself to the development of digital orthodontics at the University Clinical Center in Wrocław.

He was one of the co-founders of the Polish Society of Orthodontic Technology, and is a member of the European Orthodontic Society and the Polish Orthodontic Society.

He is the co-author of over 100 scientific articles describing the results of research on the properties of orthodontic materials, the effectiveness of early treatment, the use of skeletal anchorage in orthodontic treatment and complications in the treatment of class II malocclusions.