Orthodontics for growing patients: aligners, functional appliances, growth modification

– Rapid Palatal Expander (RPE):

- Rationale, Indications, Contraindications, Features and Effectiveness of using in mixed dentition.

– Effects on untouched permanent teeth

– HAAS, HYRAX and TADS

– Anchorage:

- on difficult deciduous teeth

- with missing deciduous teeth.

– Correction protocols:

- Crossbite

- Scissorbite

- Crowding

- Mandibular asymmetry.

– Ideal timing of the clinical procedures

– Overcorrection.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Twin block: theory of design, alternatives, advantages

– Comparison of fixed and removable functional appliances

– Modifying appliance design based on clinical сases

– Predictable decision making

– "Early" and Standart Twin Block

– Treatment timing and clinical cases:

- Class 2

- Crossbite

- Lateral open bite

- Protrusion of upper anteriors

- Protrusion of lower anteriors

- Retroclined upper anteriors.

– Transition of fixed appliences.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Challenges in ortodontic profession

– Features of treatment in primary and mixed dentition

– Advantages of treatment in mixed dentition

– The first consultation of new patient:

- Importance

- Rules

- 3D Scanning.

– Features of 3D Scan using for children

– Creating treatment plan with Clincheck 3D control

– Molar distalization or Mandibular advancement

– Space closure alternative for missing incisors

– Comparing Phase I: Traditional and Invisalign first approaches

– Clinical cases:

- Class 2

- Class 3

- Pseudo Class 3.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Orthoraniodontics

– A.L.F. appliances:

- History

- Basic structure

- General principles of work

- Types of A.L.F. and modifications.

– Cranial strains and malocclusion: relationship

– Inferior vertical cranial strain

– Clinical cases of treatment of malocclusion in patients with cranial strains:

- Patient examination

- Diagnostic criteria

- Appliances selection

- Treatment plan

- Results.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Aligners: features, characteristic, advantages

– Work in the three dimensions:

- Transversal

- Sagittal

- Vertical.

– Maxillary expansion in early treatment

– Early treatment vs Treatment in one phase

– Guidelines in treatment timing with aligners in early dentition

– The proper technical and clinical tips

– The virtual process within the treatment workflow

– Mandibular advancement on patients with class 2:

- Indications

- Timing selecting

- Diagnostic

- Treatment protocol.

– Clinical cases:

- Crossbite

- Class 2

- Crowding

- Deep bite.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Early non-appliances orthodontic treatment

– Hereditary tooth size - jaw size discrepancy

– Orthodontic treatment strategies:

- Waiting for growth

- Arch development

- Leeway Space Management

- Serial tooth extraction.

– Serial tooth extraction method:

- Advantages and disadvantages

- Typical step-by-step protocol

- Patient selection

- Clinical cases.

– Very early appliances orthodontic treatment:

- Indications

- Mechanisms.

– Very early orthodontic treatment methods:

- Teeth selective grinding

- Rapid Palatal Expander (RPE)

- Elastics

- Face mask.

– Clinical cases of very early orthodontic treatment:

- Crossbite

- Class 3

- Class 2.

– Evaluation of immediate and long-term outcomes of serial extractions, late extractions, and early non-extraction treatments.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.