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School of Biomechanics in Orthodontics
School of Biomechanics in Orthodontics
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Professors
Professors
Patricia Vergara
Target audience
Target audience
Nb of lessons
Nb of lessons
9
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Nb of modules
Course duration
Course duration
13 h 06 min
Delivery method
Delivery method
Google Drive Link, Offline
Course Overview
The school of biomechanics in orthodontics is a powerful, practice-oriented training from leading experts in this field! Together with Giorgio Fiorelli, Patricia Vergara and Kleber Meireles, you will move from theory to practice!
During the course of 9 online lessons you will learn:
- Basic biomechanical principles in orthodontics
- Protocols of bendingprotocols for using cantileversbiomechanical principles of impaction treatment in the mandible and maxilla.
Full Course Program
Lesson 1. Anchorage. Tools for effective treatment
Lesson program:
- The role of occlusion in anchorage
- Creation of an artificial occlusal surface: methodology and clinical recommendations
- Lower incisors as anchorage
- Equilibrium: problems of the system of forces
- Statically defined mechanics
- Single-point contact with ligature: pros and cons
- Line of action concept: cantilevers
- Straightening the position of molars: mechanics
- Indications for the use of cantilevers
- Mechanics of extrusion and straightening and the position of the canine
- Extrusion and straightening of the molar position
- Creating the reverse direction of the moment
- Advantages of cantilevers.
- Recommended for: Orthodontis, General dentist.
Lesson 2. Statically determinate mechanics. Basic principles
Lesson program:
- Statically defined mechanics: force measurement
- Application of cantilever: mechanics design
- Absolutely constant units of forces
- The concept of qualitative constancy
- Arch selection: rules and recommendations
- The problem of using circular arcs
- Configurations and direction of force
- Activation of cantilevers: technique
- Combined cantilevers: mechanics
- Combination of activation in different directions
- Cantilever support design
- Two vector mechanics: mathematical justification.
- Recommended for: Orthodontis, General dentist.
Lesson 3. Bends in Orthodontics
Lesson program:
- First order bends:
- Inset and offset
- Toe-in and toe-out
- Canine eminence bend
- First order Z-bend.
- Second order bends:
- Step bends.
- Second order Z-bend:
- Levelling loops
- Side effects of second order movements
- Compensating forces of bends
- Clinical cases.
- Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.
Lesson 4. First order bends and vertical loops. Video Demonstrations and Application in Clinical Cases
Lesson program:
- Step-by-step video demonstration of first order bends:
- Inset and offset
- Toe-in and toe-out
- Canine eminence bend
- First order Z-bend.
- Step-by-step video demonstration of leveling vertical loops fabrication
- Analysis of clinical cases.
- Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.
Lesson 5. Third Order Bends
Lesson program:
- Geometry of rectangular wire
- Bracket geometry
- Real torque:
- Definition
- Neutral torque
- Negative real torque
- Positive real torque.
- Relative torque:
- Definition
- Negative relative torque
- Positive relative torque.
- Managing torques during space closure and distalization. Torque loss control in en-masse retraction
- Real and relative torque of posterior teeth
- Individual torque
- Detailing and teeth alignment assessment
- Clinical cases.
- Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.
Lesson 6. Leveling and Alignment Loops: Powerful Tools for Orthodontic Refinement. Part 1
Lesson program:
- Clinical significance of loops
- Vertical loop. indications and clinical application
- Plier requirements and step-by-step demonstration of vertical loop fabrication
- Comparison between first order bends and loops. Activation force, fabrication process, clinical advantages
- Analysis of clinical cases.
- Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.
Lesson 7. Leveling and Alignment Loops: Powerful Tools for Orthodontic Refinement. Part 2
Lesson program:
- The L-shape loop. Indications and clinical application
- Box-loop. Indications and clinical application
- Video demonstration for the fabrication of L-shape loops
- Video demonstration for the fabrication of box-loop
- Biomechanics of the Leveling loops
- Leveling loops during finishing phase
- Analysis of clinical cases.
- Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.
Lesson 8. Impacted molars and canines in the mandible: diagnostics, treatment planning, surgical and orthodontic treatment
Lesson program:
- Diagnostics of the impacted сanines in the mandible
- Biomechanics of the treatment of impacted сanines in the mandible
- Classification of impacted сanines in the mandible
- Features of the installation of microimplants in the mandible
- Treatment of impacted сanines in the mandible in children and teenagers
- Surgical aspects of the treatment of impacted сanines in the mandible
- Detailed protocol for the treatment of impact molars: biomechanics, surgical and orthodontic treatment
- Preparation of different attachments (cantilevers) for the correction and biomechanics of impacted teeth
- Errors in the treatment of impacted teeth
- Analysis of clinical cases of treatment of impaction of canines and premolars.
- Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.
Lesson 9. Impacted premolars and canines in the maxilla: diagnostics, treatment planning, surgical and orthodontic treatment
Lesson program:
- Treatment planning for impacted canines
- Detailed treatment protocol for impacted canines
- Biomechanics of orthodontic treatment of impacted canines
- Surgical aspects of the treatment of impacted canines
- Features of the installation of zygomatic microimplants
- Working with the occlusal plane in the treatment of impacted canines
- Treatment of impacted canines in children and teenagers
- Errors and complications of the treatment of impacted canines
- Lever arm: selection and methods of creation
- Treatment of high-lying impact canines
- Analysis of clinical cases of treatment of impaction of canines and premolars.
- Recommended for: Orthodontist, General dentist.
