05/09/2026
SOM Meeting 2027
February 6–7, 2027
Venue: Hakusui Trading Co., Ltd. Headquarters
Where We Stand in Occlusion Medicine
— What We Have Learned and Where We Are Going —
Organized by SOM (Society of Occlusion Medicine)
Registration / Fax: +81-3-6300-6374
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SOM website
All presentations will be given in Japanese.
February 6 — Foundations and Philosophy of Occlusal Treatment
Chair: Satoshi Aoki
13:00–13:10
Opening Remarks
About SOM and This Meeting
Satoshi Aoki
13:10–14:10 Keynote Lecture (60 min)
Old Gnathology and Occlusion Medicine
Prof. Sadao Sato
14:10–14:30 Coffee Break
14:30–15:10 Lecture 1 (40 min)
Reconsidering ThP (Therapeutic Mandibular Position): CR and Mandibular Position Stability
Shohei Yoshida
15:10–15:20 Break
15:20–16:00 Lecture 2 (40 min)
Class II High-Angle Open Bite
Yoshio Yamamura
16:00–16:10 Break
16:10–17:00 Lecture 3 (50 min)
Treatment of Low-Angle Class II Malocclusion
Ryoichi Ozawa
February 7 — Clinical Applications and Future Perspectives
Chair: Satoshi Aoki
9:00–9:50 Lecture 4 (50 min)
Periodontal Disease and Occlusal Treatment
Atsushi Morimoto
9:50–10:00 Break
10:00–10:30 Case Presentation 1 (30 min)
Retreatment of an Open-Bite Case
Yoshikuni Fukuyama
10:30–11:00 Lecture 5 (30 min)
Muscle Palpation and Occlusal Treatment
Takayuki Iwasaki
11:00–11:10 Break
11:10–12:00 Lecture 6 (50 min)
Temporomandibular Disorders and Occlusal Treatment
Naohito Nakayama
12:00 Lunch
Chair: Atsushi Morimoto
13:00–13:50 Lecture 7 (50 min)
Concepts of Early Treatment
Masayoshi Shirasu
13:50–14:00 Break
14:00–14:30 Case Presentation 2 (30 min)
A New Approach to Vertical Compensation
Michio Nagai
14:30–14:40 Break
14:40–15:30 Lecture 8 (50 min)
Systemic Symptoms and Occlusal Treatment
Satoshi Aoki
15:30–15:40 Break
15:40–16:40 Special Lecture (60 min)
Future Perspectives in Occlusion Medicine
Prof. Sadao Sato
16:40–17:00