Damon 2.0 How To Treat all Common Malocclusions

Lesson 1. Bill Dischinger Treatment of difficult cases with Damon passive self ligation.

• Aesthetics of the face and smile: rules of balance
• The use of Damon system with tooth extraction
• Treatment protocols of Damon system in adults with and without tooth extraction
• Extraction of the lower incisors in case of crowding: indications
• Protocol for the treatment of bimaxillary protrusion
• Retention period: protocol
• Features of the application of tension springs
• Protocol of treatment with microimplants
• Dilation of the respiratory tract: treatment protocol on a clinical example
• Posterior open bite: the method of treatment with Damon system
• Creating a place for impacted canines in mixed bite
• Treatment of class 2: the use of occlusal wire for the reversal of the premolar
• Class 3 correction protocol.

Duration: 1 h 46 min · Presented by: Bill Dischinger

Lesson 2. Alfredo Rizzo Crossbite and deep bite: treatment protocols.

• Crossbite: arch remodeling and the protocol of working with Damon system
• Advantages of Damon system
• Biomechanics of Damon system
• Open bite treatment protocol
• Application of D-gainer system: step-by-step protocol
• Biomechanical sequence of Damon application in the treatment of deep bite
• Features of working with Damon system
• Indications for the use of reverse arch
• Correction of gingival smile: methods.

Duration: 1 h 45 min · Presented by: Alfredo Rizzo

Lesson 3. Trevor Nichols Orthodontic treatment for adults.

• Tasks, goals and treatment planning with Damon system in adults
• 5 keys to create a beautiful smile
• The philosophy of Damon system and the secrets of creating functional occlusion
• Contouring of soft tissues using a laser
• Moderate or severe degree of crowding: treatment protocol
• Non-surgical methods of correction of class 2 and class 3 in adults
• The use of Advan
• Sync Herbst in adults: indications
• Dynaflex springs: class 3 correction protocol
• Bone or buccal plates: indications
• Non-surgical correction of open and deep bite
• Changing the shape of teeth during treatment
• Methods of interapproximal reduction: techniques and tools.

Duration: 2 h · Presented by: Trevor Nichols

Lesson 4. Trevor Nichols Non-surgical treatment of Class 3.

Key aspects of treatment planning:

• Treatment plan to the mid-face and upper lip,upper incisor display,transverse arch form,smile arch,correct enamel and gingival couturs
• Options for non-surgical class 3 correction
• Principles of working with the Damon system in class 3 malocclusion
• Dynaflex Spings usage for mandibular retraction without removing the arch wires
• Bone plates: indications, protocol and biomechanics
• Protocol of grinding and contouring of teeth
• Contouring of soft tissues with a laser.

Duration: 1 h 20 min · Presented by: Trevor Nichols

Lesson 5. Amr Asker Impacted Teeth traction in orthodontics.

• Etiological factors and diagnosis of impacted teeth
• Strategies and stages of treatment of impacted teeth

Exposure techniques:

• Open eruption,closed eruption,apical reposition flap
• Algorithm for choosing a surgical technique for exposure of impacted teeth
• Surgical tricks and recommendations for exposure of impacted teeth

Methods of traction of impacted teeth:

• Ligature traction,gold chain traction and double wire,Power chain
• Features of anchorange during impacted teeth traction
• Mechanics of double wire
• Wire bending tricks that may be needed during traction
• Ballista loop
• Protocol for the treatment of bilateral impact of maxillary canines
• Protocol of traction of the impact central incisor
• Protocol for the treatment of impacted central incisor in conditions of lack of space and the presence of supernumerary teeth.

Duration: 1 h 33 min · Presented by: Amr Asker

Lesson 6. Nasib Balut Class 3. Camouflage method. Orthodontical and surgical treatment.

• Key factors in the diagnosis of class 3 malocclusion
• Algorithm of decision-making when choosing a method of treatment of class 3 malocclusion
• Torque: biomechanical aspects of choice
• Early orthodontic treatment: advantages and optimal timing of the start of treatment
• Fixed appliances: influence on the formation and development of incisor roots
• Protocol of early orthodontic treatment of class 3 using the Damon system
• The treatment mechanics step by step in a camouflage adult class 3 patient
• Indications for treatment with tooth extraction
• The arch sequence in the treatment of class 3 without tooth extraction
• Treatment of class 3 by Surgery First and Damon system: protocol.

Duration: 1 h 49 min · Presented by: Nasib Balut

Lesson 7. Nasib Balut Malocclusions treatment with and without extraction.

• Tooth extraction during treatment with Damon system: contradictions
• Protocol for the treatment of class 2 without tooth extraction
• Failures in the treatment with individualized braces
• Open bite: treatment options with Damon system
• Changes in the cortical bone during orthodontic treatment
• BEST: diagnostic protocol in orthodontics
• Factors influencing the choice of torque
• Methods of preserving the Smile arc
• Treatment with and without removal: a scientifically based approach and decisive factors
• Methods of obtaining additional space with crowding teeth
• Protocol of dental distalization with microimplants
• Treatment protocol with tooth extraction: features of treatment in Damon system.

Duration: 1 h 43 min · Presented by: Nasib Balut

Lesson 8. Dmitry I Distal occlusion. Elastics, teeth extraction, Herbst appliance and surgical treatment.

• Criteria of the choice a method of correction of class 2
• Elastics: indications and mechanism of operation
• Vertical and sagittal effects of the elastics
• Early elastics of class 2: effectiveness and limitations
• When elastics don't work?

• Recessions and protrusion of the lower incisors: prevention
• Treatment with teeth extraction: indications
• Factors affecting retraction: bowing-effect
• Torque selection
• Bone remodeling during retraction
• Modification of growth: the treatment with the Herbst appliance
• Effects of the Herbst appliance in adults and children
• Combined treatment of class 2: communication between an orthodontist and a surgeon.

Presented by: Dmitry I