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AM312-PROGRESS, FINISHING, AND RETENTION
Description
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At the end of the course the student will
understand the objectives treatment methods and retention
methods which are unique and specific for the following malocclusions:
- a. Open bite
- b. Deep bite
- c. Class II
- d. Class III
- e. Transverse maxillary and mandibular problems
- f. Asymmetries
- the objectives for finishing a case are determined by the original orthodontic problems, Retention methods and retainer designs are determined
by the original problems.
- At the end of this course the student will be able to recognize and correct
many problems which exist as an orthodontic case treatment progresses to finish
and retention.
- a. finishing problems: crown torque, root torque, root parallism, crown
tip, root tip, intrusion, extrusion, eruption, rotations, space closure, over jet, overbite, collapse,
over expansion, disto lingual toe-in, distal tip
back, gingival , root prominence, bony dehiscence's, root resorption, alkalosis, bracket placement, band placement, interincisal angle, arch form
and others.
- b. Methods and Techniques: bracket placement, bracket repositioning,
rebanding, wire bending before and/or after rebracketing or rebanding, fixed
appliance auxiliaries, removable appliance auxiliaries and combinations.
- At the end of this course the dentist will have recognized and described the problems and
solutions for finishing one of his/her orthodontic cases
for which he/she has brought progress- finishing records consisting of
symmetrically formed and well trimmed orthodontic models, traced
lateral head plate, posterior anterior (frontal) head plates and photos.
Materials Needed for Course
Referral sources for materials:
Typodont Kit, Course
Supply Kit, Instruments
Recommended Reading:
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