Orthodontic Removable Appliances for Dental Professionals

What you’ll learn

Treatment with removable appliances

Clear aligner therapy introduction

Functional appliances philosophy

Working with Upper anterior flat bite plane, Upper anterior inclined plane, Lower inclined plane, Vestibular screens, Lip bumper, Andersen activator, Bionator, Frankel appliance, Twin Block, Fixed functional appliances

Working with Extraoral appliances -Headgear, Face mask and Chin cup

Requirements

Interested in becoming an orthodontic specialist

Description

Here are the main headlines that this course covers:

Contemporary removable appliances

1.Types of tooth movements with removable appliance

1. Tipping

2. Overbite reduction

3. Crossbite correction

4. Extrusion

5. Intrusion

2. Components of removable appliance

1.1 Retentive components

1.2 Active components

1.3 Expansion screws

3. Clinical use of removable appliance

4. Treatment with removable appliance

4.1 Flat anterior bite plate therapy

4.2 Posterior bite planes

4.3 Opening and closing spaces with removable appliances.

4.4 Modificated appliances

5. Functional appliances – basic characteristics

5.1 Treatment philosophy

5.2 Clinical effects

5.3 Types of functional appliances

Removable appliances – Activator, Bionator, Frankel system, Twin block

Fixed functional appliances – Herbst appliance, Power scope

5.4 Pre-functional stage of treatment

6. Removable appliances used with fixed appliances

5.1 Headgear

5.2 Facemask

5.3 Chin cup

6. Clear aligner therapy

Functional appliances

1. Definition for functional appliance

2. History of the appliances

3. Classification

4. Effects of functional appliances

4.1 Dentoalveolar changes

4.2 Skeletal changes

4.3 Growth stimulation and acceleration

4.4 Soft tissue changes

5. Ideal requirements of functional appliances

6. Advantages and limitations

7. Indications for functional therapy

7.1 skeletal criteria

7.2 Dental criteria

7.3 Soft-tissue criteria

7.4 Functional criteria

8. Appliances

8.1 Upper anterior flat bite plane

Bite plane with labial bow

Sved bite plane

8.2 Upper anterior inclined plane

8.3 Lower inclined plane

8.4 Vestibular screens

8.5 Hotz oral screen

8.6 Lip bumper

8.7 Andersen activator

Advantages

Disadvantages

Steps in construction

Bite registration

Teeth movements with activator

Treatment effects

8.8 Bionator

Types of Bionator

Objectives of treatment

Standard appliance components and construction

Indications and contraindications

Class III Bionator

8.9 Frankel appliance

Extraoral appliances

1. Introduction

2. Indications for use of extraoral force

3. Location of Center of Resistance of the Dentomaxillary Complex

4. Components of Headgear

4.1 Face-bow. – outer and inner

4.2 Anchorage source or headgear strap

4.3 Force element. Earlier elastic bands/straps

5. Types of headgear

5.1 Cervical Headgear

5.2 High-Pull Headgear

5.3 Straight-Pull Headgear

5.4 Vertical-Pull Headgear

5.5 Headgears for incisor retraction

6. Uses of headgear

7. Patient instructions and disadvantages of Headgear therapy

8. Reverse-pull Headgear/Face mask

9. Indications for Face Mask

10. Components of Face mask

10.1 Intraoral Device

10.2 Elastic Traction

11. Protraction headgear

12. Chin cup

Who this course is for:

General dentists and post-graduate students

Dental students