
Dr. Kee-Joon Lee DDS, MS, PhD
Dr. Kee-Joon Lee is a professor of the Department of Orthodontics, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea. He was former dean of the Yonsei University College of Dentistry. He is currently the president of the World Implant Orthodontic Association. He received DDS and PhD degree at the Graduate school, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University. He completed the orthodontics specialty training in Yonsei University Dental Hospital. He was a visiting scholar at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2002-2004 and at the Division of Plastic Surgery, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in 2010-2011. He was an adjunct professor at the Department of Orthodontics, University of Pennsylvania between 2016 and 2019 and at Temple University between 2010 and 2011. He has contributed many book chapters on biomechanics of miniscrew-driven orthodontics, non-extraction treatment in adults, up-to-date lingual orthodontic mechanics and surgery-first approached using TADs. He is the first who demonstrated the miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expander (MARPE) for adults in AJO-DO, which was cited by many other authors. He has published many articles and case reports regarding the treatment of non-eruption, and total arch movement for hyperdivergent face in orthodontic journals including cover issues in AJO-DO. His fields in research include clinical biomechanics regarding TADs application and the suture and bone responses to orthodontic stimulus. He is selected as the 2025 Kokich-Shapiro lecturer. He has served as a reviewer in major orthodontic journals, including AJO-DO, Angle Orthodontists and European Journal of Orthodontics. He has been invited to many international orthodontic conferences around the world.
Appearances
- DateMay 5, 2018Non-surgical treatment in adults inevitably involves the beyond-the-bone tooth movement. Hence understanding on the tissue tolerance and ostegenic potential, precise visualization of treatment plan, effective biomechanics are all important for the success of treatment…
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Kee-Joon Lee, DDS, MS, PhD - DateMay 21, 2022Orthopedic maxillary expansion in adults opens a variety of nonsurgical/nonextraction treatment options in severe dentofacial skeletal discrepancies. Due to the morphological complexity of the facial sutures, however, an evidence-based expansion strategy is crucial…
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Kee-Joon Lee, DDS, MS, PhD - DateApril 23, 2023Ankylosis or ankylosis-like eruption distrubances not only hinder orthodontic tooth movement but also causes serious vertical bone defect during growth. The vertical discrepancy necessitates creative tooth movement with or without extraction of the ankylosed tooth…
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Kee-Joon Lee, DDS, MS, PhD - DateMay 5, 2024Conventional orthpedic treatment for children with skeletal discrepancies has largely lead to unfavorable soft tissue profile, such as lip protrusion, lip incompetency and/or unattractive chin position…
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Kee-Joon Lee, DDS, MS, PhD - DateApril 27, 2025It is known that in general orthodontic tooth movement results in root resorption in various degrees. Accordingly, movement of impacted tooth with short or immature roots have largely been contraindicated…
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Kee-Joon Lee, DDS, MS, PhD