Introduction, diagnostics, treatment methods
- Introduction and use as well as purpose of orthodontics
- Presentation of clinical cases to demonstrate typical orthodontic problems and their solution
- Introduction to diagnostics
Diagnostics I
- Anamnesis
- Clinical examination
- Practice of model analysis based on clinical cases
Diagnostics II
• Photo analysis
• Orthopantomogram
• Cephalometry
• DVT
• Planning
• Drawing of different clinical cases
• Practice of cephalometric landmarks on cephalometric X-rays
• How to present a clinical case
Removable braces in primary and mixed dentition
- Introduction to anatomy: Growth, bone- and tooth movement
- First impression of simple orthodontic appliances
- Introduction to functional orthodontics
- Treatment methods: Schwarz’ plates in orthodontics, maxillary expansion, 2by4, bite-jumping appliances
- 4 students present articles
Basics of fixed techniques
• Braces
• Adhesive techniques
• Lab exercises on a fixed Typodont
• Practice of basic techniques: bonding brackets, fitting multiband, ligating archwires
• Explanation of advantages/disadvantages of different methods
• Fitting of a transpalatinal arch, quadhelix and lingual bows
• 4 students present articles
Topics: Presentation/writing techniques – Anatomy: Growth, bone- and tooth movement
• How to write an article
• How to write a master thesis
Fixed techniques – biomechanics Part 1
- Archwires
- Interaction of bracket-archwires
- Practical exercises on a wax Typodont (lab) by using a water bath
Fixed techniques – Biomechanics Part 2
- Insight into biomechanics
- Presentation of the interaction between brackets and archwires
- 4 students present articles
Presentation of clinical cases Part 1
- Presentation of detailled clinical situations
- Simple cases
- Cases with moderate difficulty / complexity
- 4 students present articles
Fixed techniques – Special cases: Part 1
- Levelling techniques
- Overlay techniques
Fixed techniques – Special cases: Part 2
- Practical exercises on wax Typodont for complex biomechanical situations requiring a high demand of anchoring
- 4 students present articles
Topics: Presentation/writing techniques – Anatomy: Growth, bone- and tooth movement
• How to write an article
• How to write a master thesis
Fixed techniques – Bone anchoring
- Practical exercises on Typodont with TADs
- Different absolute anchoring concepts with use of TADs
- 4 students present 4 articles
Logopedics, dyskinesia
- Introduction to dysfunction and craniomandibular dysfunction
- Occlusal splints
- Physiotherapy
- 4 Students present 4 articles
Presentation of clinical cases – Part 2 / Orthognatic surgery
- orthognatic surgery
- Introduction to Conebeam orthodontics
- 4 Students present 4 articles
Fixed techniques – Special cases: Part 2
- Practical exercises on Typodonts with a high degree of difficulty
- Question-time for students
- 4 Students present 4 articles
Fixed techniques – Treatment completion
- Debonding
- Retention
- Stability
- Practical exercise: How to bend a retainer
Fixed techniques – Treatment completion
- Aligners treatment
- Lingual technique
- 4 Students present 4 articles
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