Programme

BSCOSO Annual Conference 2025. Beyond the Blink: Failures and Success in Orthognathic Surgery and Orthodontics

Pre-final Programme

Location: AC Hotel by Marriott Vilnius, Lithuania
Dates: November 21–23, 2025

Conference Chair: Dr. Simonas Grybauskas, Lithuania
Scientific Committee Chair: Dr. Miles Poor, Mexico
Scientific Committee Chair: Dr. Vanessa Castro, Brazil

Day 1 – Friday, November 21

Time	Session
16:00 – 17:00	Registration & Welcome Coffee
17:00 – 17:15	Introductory Discussion (Dr. Simonas Grybauskas, Lithuania, Conference Chair) (Dr. Miles Poor, Scientific Committee Chair, Mexico) (Dr. Vanessa Castro, Scientific Committee Chair, Brazil)
17:15 – 17:45	Trends vs. Time-Tested Protocols. Is it worth chasing the marketing race? (Dr. Simonas Grybauskas, Lithuania)
17:45 – 18:30	Avoiding severe complications in orthognathic surgery. (Dr. Girts Salms, Riga Stradins University, Latvia)
18:30 – 19:00	My Worst Day in Clinical Practice – What Did I Learn ? (Dr. Simonas Grybauskas, Lithuania)
19:00 – 21:00	Get-Together

Day 2 – Saturday, November 22

Time	Session
07:30 – 08:00 08:00 – 08:15	Registration Welcome
08:15 – 09:00	I. Key Factors for Long-Term Stability: The role of condylar positioning. Adequate and accurate surgical fixation techniques. (Dr. Simonas Grybauskas, Lithuania)
09:00 – 09:45	Transition from surgery to orthodontics. The role of stable condylar position. (Dr. Nataliya Borchenko, Ukraine)
09:45 – 10:15	Coffee Break
10:15 – 11:00	II. Key factors for long-term stability Osteoarthritis in Orthognatic Surgery patients: long-term results and a new protocol (Dr. Vanessa Castro, Brazil)
11:00 – 11:45	Condylar resorption as a consequence of the lack of pre-surgical evaluation (30 min) (Dr. Adalsa Hernandez, Venezuela)
11:45– 12:30	Minimally Invasive Techniques to Improve TMJ Health. Arthroscopy in management of relapse in Orthognathic Surgery. Fact or fable? (Dr. Miles Poor, Mexico)
12:30 – 13:00	Discussion
13:00 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:45	III. Mistakes: Orthodontic Setup and Finishing. (Dr. Dalia Latkauskiene, Lithuania)
14:45 – 15:30	Post-Surgical Post-Orthodontic Occlusal Equilibration and Stabilization, Condilography. (Prof. Korkmaz Saynsu, Turkey)
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:45	IV. Mistakes: Orthodontic salvage of unexpected post-surgery occlusion (Dr. Elena Bonilla, Spain)
16:45 – 17:30	Mistakes in virtual surgical planning and surgery that reflect in postoperative occlusion and face (Dr. Daniel Diez, Spain)
17:30– 18:00	V. Trends vs. Quality Do trends really improve results of orthognathic surgery? (Dr. Andre Sakima Serrano, Brazil)
18:00 – 18:20	Discussion and End of Day II
20:00 – Late	GALA Evening

Day 3 – Sunday, November 23

Time	Session
08:45 – 09:30	The role of arthrocentesis and occlusal stabilization in the salvage of failing condyles (Dr. Mindaugas Stacevičius, Lithuania)
09:30 – 10:15	Failure on BSSO fixation in Orthognatic Surgery, why does it happen? (Dr. Andre Sakima Serrano, Brazil)
10:15 – 10:45	Antegonial notching after BSSO. Can regenerative strategies help to prevent it? (Dr. Lana Mičko, Latvia)
10:45 – 11:00	Discussion
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30– 13:00	Free paper presentations from the next generation
13:00 – 13:15 13:15 – 15:00	Discussion and End of the Conference Farewell lunch