Extractions in orthodontics: aligners, braces, microimplants, transpalatal arches

– Decision-making table to guide treatment plan

– Pros and cons of extraction and non-extraction treatment

– Favorable indicators for non-extraction patients with good long-term stability

– Analysis of numerous clinical cases to demonstrate the thinking process

– Practical tips on choosing a treatment method depending on the clinical case

– Open bite, crowding, crossbite, deep bite, class 2: treatment protocols

– Use of skeletal anchorage in non-extraction cases

– Elastics: lifehacks in use in difficult clinical cases

– Long-term results of treatment of cases using extraction and non-extraction methods. Result retention.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Biomechanical considerations for controlling tooth movement
– Biomechanics for predictable tooth movement
– Mechanics of space closure:

- Protocols of sliding mechanics
- Protocols of friction-free space closure mechanics.

– Determining the ratio of anterior retraction to posterior protraction
– Choosing between one-step and two-step retraction technique
– Implementing Mini Screw Implants (MSIs) for space closure management
– Step-by-step analysis of space closure cases using the one-step retraction technique
– Step-by-step analysis of space closure cases using the two-step retraction technique
– Step-by-step analysis of space closure cases with the application of miniscrews for maximum anchorage. 

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Treatment plan:

- Serial extraction

- Expansion

- Leeway.

– Ideal cases for serial extraction

– Non-extraction protocol

– Slicing of the deciduous teeth

– Ways of lower anterior crowding prevention

– Appliances for maxilla expansion

– Germectomy: timing, indications and contraindication, surgical treatment options

– Early correction of recession.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– When is treatment with extraction a good strategy?

– Indication for extracting premolars, 3rd molars, lower incisors

– Complex crowding cases: expansion, IPRs, extraction of 4 premolars

– Class 2 and class 3 treatment with extraction protocols

– The roller coaster bowing effect

– Extraction cases tips: extraction time, overcorrection, anchorage loss, and space closure

– Extraction staging protocols

– Aligners Limitations in Extractions cases and adjunct therapies to overcome

– Clinical and Biomechanical Tips for Extraction cases with Aligners

– Clinical Cases Brainstorming

– Most common mistakes.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Choosing the teeth to be extracted according to the malocclusion
– Anchorage
– Biomechanical perspective
– Types of tooth movements
– Biomechanics of space closure
– Types of retractions
– Vertical control
– Class 2 Division 1 corrections clinical cases
– Class 2 Division 2 corrections clinical cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Biomechanics of space closure
– Hinge mechanics: definition
– How to calculate the hinge position
– How to calculate the amount of the force delivered on the tooth from the appliance
– Transpalatal arch (TPA): indications for use
– Protocols for the use of transpalatal arches and modifications
– Difficulties in working with transpalatal arches
– Springs: manufacturing method in the clinic
– Combined use of microimplants and transpalatal arch
– Protocol for molar mesialization
– Analysis of complex clinical cases of space closure in adult patients.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– How to identify cases treated best with extraction of teeth
– Set-up extraction cases with lingual appliances
– Optimum timing for extracting teeth
– Mechanics for closing spaces
– Speed-up safely extraction space closure
– Optimum finishing in extraction cases
– Retention protocols.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Diagnosis of severe crowding Сlass I (radiographs, clinical examination, model and cephalometric analysis)
– Treatment planning and sequencing: 

- Sequence of extractions
- Orthodontic appliance selection
- Anchorage control
- Torque control during retraction and an estimation of treatment duration based on the severity of crowding and the patient's specific needs.

– Mechanics and orthodontic appliance use: 

- Archwire sequences
- Bracket placement
- Braces-archwires friction and chain elastics force on sliding mechanics.

– Monitoring and adjusting treatment
– Evaluation of treatment outcome: what you should pay attention to
– Retention of treatment results.
 

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Lingual orthodontics biomechanics
– How to avoid losing anchorage?
– Torque application and torque control in lingual orthodontic appliances
– Analysis of the different geometry of lingual orthodontic wires
– Robotics in orthodontics. Where we are now?
– Finishing in lingual orthodontics. A hybrid system
– Retention: protocols
– Relapse in the lingual technique.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.