Description
This course will take you from zero to hero of the following orthodontic topics: Contemporary removable appliances; Functional appliances; Extraoral appliances. Here are the main headlines that this course covers: Contemporary removable appliances1. Types of tooth movements with removable appliance1. Tipping2. Overbite reduction3. Crossbite correction4. Extrusion5. Intrusion2. Components of removable appliance1.1 Retentive components1.2 Active components1.3 Expansion screws3. Clinical use of removable appliance4. Treatment with removable appliance4.1 Flat anterior bite plate therapy4.2 Posterior bite planes4.3 Opening and closing spaces with removable appliances.4.4 Modificated appliances5. Functional appliances - basic characteristics5.1 Treatment philosophy5.2 Clinical effects5.3 Types of functional appliancesRemovable appliances - Activator, Bionator, Frankel system, Twin blockFixed functional appliances - Herbst appliance, Power scope5.4 Pre-functional stage of treatment6. Removable appliances used with fixed appliances5.1 Headgear5.2 Facemask5.3 Chin cup6. Clear aligner therapyFunctional appliances1. Definition for functional appliance2. History of the appliances3. Classification4. Effects of functional appliances4.1 Dentoalveolar changes4.2 Skeletal changes4.3 Growth stimulation and acceleration4.4 Soft tissue changes5. Ideal requirements of functional appliances6. Advantages and limitations7. Indications for functional therapy7.1 skeletal criteria7.2 Dental criteria7.3 Soft-tissue criteria7.4 Functional criteria8. Appliances8.1 Upper anterior flat bite planeBite plane with labial bowSved bite plane8.2 Upper anterior inclined plane8.3 Lower inclined plane8.4 Vestibular screens8.5 Hotz oral screen8.6 Lip bumper8.7 Andersen activatorAdvantagesDisadvantagesSteps in constructionBite registrationTeeth movements with activatorTreatment effects8.8 BionatorTypes of BionatorObjectives of treatmentStandard appliance components and constructionIndications and contraindicationsClass III Bionator8.9 Frankel applianceExtraoral appliances1. Introduction2. Indications for use of extraoral force3. Location of Center of Resistance of the Dentomaxillary Complex4. Components of Headgear4.1 Face-bow. - outer and inner4.2 Anchorage source or headgear strap4.3 Force element. Earlier elastic bands/straps5. Types of headgear5.1 Cervical Headgear5.2 High-Pull Headgear5.3 Straight-Pull Headgear5.4 Vertical-Pull Headgear5.5 Headgears for incisor retraction6. Uses of headgear7. Patient instructions and disadvantages of Headgear therapy8. Reverse-pull Headgear/Face mask9. Indications for Face Mask10. Components of Face mask10.1 Intraoral Device10.2 Elastic Traction11. Protraction headgear12. Chin cup
