Belgium: Orthodontic Training Seminars, the Straight Wire Appliance

Location: Oostende

The course is presented in English

Dates (always Sunday and Monday): 1. February 7 & 8, 2010 ; 2. March 21 & 22 ; 3. May 2 & 3 ; 4. June 6 & 7 ; 5. September 5 & 6, 2010.

Hours: Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 ; Monday 9:00 to 17:00 (coffee breaks and sandwich lunch included).

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The Orthodontic Seminars of California, The Straight Wire Appliance consists of lectures (using slides and video), workshops, and « live » demonstrations.

During each 2 day session there will be actual patient clinical cases presented, which demonstrate month by month, the progress and changes that occur during treatment. During the presentation of these patient cases there will be discussion (as they relate to each patient case) about: the basic theory on « Human Growth Patterns » and the “development of orthodontic problems; “The Esthetic diagnosis”of Dr Brown; “Study model” evaluation; simplified and easy to use Cephalometirc x-ray and tracing analysis; the basics of the biomechanics involved in the treatment; the details of the actual mechanical treatment of the patient; the potential problems to watch out for during the treatment; finishing the cases to obtain an optimal occlusion along with an esthetic harmony of the face, jaws and teeth; removing the appliance; making the proper retention.

The “workshops” are practical exercises performed on typodonts by each participant using the Straight Wire Appliance (SWA) and its auxiliaries. Syllabuses of these exercises are provided.

Syllabuses are provided for the lecture material, and the print-outs of the many individual clinical case presentations will be handed out. These are extremely beneficial when used for future reference while treating your own patients.

At each session, the participants will receive help from Dr. Brown with diagnosis and treatment planning of their own cases. The cases will be discussed individually and/or projected on the screen to discuss in a group setting.

Sessions 1 to 5

Session 1: February 7 & 8, 2010

This 2 day session is organized so that the participating doctors will learn and understand how and why the Straight Wire Appliance (SWA) works so well.

The participating doctors will learn:

The correct techniques for Straight Wire Appliance (SWA) ”direct bracketing” and for molar banding. The various “bracketing schemes” that are used in treating different types of malocclusions in order to obtain the desired result will be learned.
The arch wire system of the SWA: which wires are to be used for leveling, for working and for finishing. ---How to place, fit and adjust the wires.
The basic auxiliaries of the SWA are also placed.

The workshop consists of the placement of brackets, molar bands and tubes, and the basic auxiliaries (such as various separators, ligature ties, Kobi hooks, open-coil spring, closed-coil (closing) springs, chain elastic, intra-oral elastics, molar bend-backs).

The “indirect bracketing” technique and self-ligating brackets will be presented and discussed with their advantages and disadvantages.

Day 1

Lecture: The Straight Wire Appliance (SWA)

“Bracketing for Success” -– Using the bracketing system of Dr Brown. How and why it works so well.

Discussion, instruction and video demonstration on the placement of the brackets, molar bands and molar tubes of the SWA using light-cure adhesives. The biomechanics and the placing of the basic arch wires used in the “leveling/aligning phase” of most cases. There is instructional video showing these procedures on an actual patient, which also shows which instruments are to be used.

Workshop:

Placing the brackets and molar bands and tubes (using non-mix light cure adhesives).
The arch wires used in the “leveling/aligning phase” of most cases will be fitted and ligated in place. -------Additional exercises will cover using separators (3 types), elastomeric and metal ligature ties, Kobi hooks, open-coil spring, chain elastic and the placing of molar bend-backs,.

Day 2

Workshop: Finishing the workshop from day 1.

Lecture: Clinical case presentations, non-extraction treatment of 2 adolescent patients, one with a CLII dental and skeletal malocclusion and one with a CLIII dental and skeletal malocclusion using the SWA, archwires and intra-oral elastics.

During the entire course, for these cases and for every patient case presented (with slides showing the changes occurring in the patients during each treatment month as a result of the forces used) Dr. Brown will discuss:

the basic theory on « Human Growth Patterns » and the “development of orthodontic problems”
“The Esthetic Diagnosis” of Dr Brown
“Study model” evaluation
Simplified and easy to use Cephalometirc x-ray and tracing analysis
the basics of the biomechanicsinvolved in the treatment
the details of the actual mechanical treatment of the patient
the potential problems to watch out for during the treatment
Finishing the case to obtain an optimal occlusion along with an esthetic harmony of the face, jaws and teeth.
Retention

After Session 1 is finished, the participating dentists, even those who have never placed or used the SWA before, will be begin to be able to visualize how the SWA is used to treat malocclusions. They will also “see” their patients as never before, and they will understand which are the better patients to choose from in order to start orthodontic treatment.

Session 2: March 21 & 22

Day 1:

Lecture:The biomechanics and the use of CLII and CLIII intra-oral elastics for the correction of malocclusions. Also, “special elastics” for specific situations such as settling-in the occlusion or closing-down an open bite.

Biomechanics of CLI forces – intra-maxillary forces used for space closure. The use of CLI elastics, NiTi Closing springs and chain elastics.

You will receive a comprehensive syllabus on elastic therapy for future reference.

Workshop:The participants will place CLI, CLII, CLIII and various “special elastics” on the typodont.

Lecture:Discussion, instruction and live demonstration of: “Wire forming”,“wire torquing” and “de-torquing” of the 19x25 steel wire – “The working Wire”.

Workshop:

1. Adjusting the 19x25 steel wire as described above.

2. Exercise using “Lock-stops” for stopping teeth, and also for moving teeth along the archwire when used in conjunction with NiTi open-coil springs.

3.The use of lock-stops to make an expansion wire.

Lecture: the basics of “cephalometics” and the ”esthetic diagnosis” – how to interpret the “ceph x-ray” and the “ceph analysis”.

Day 2:

Lecture: Continue discussion and instruction of “cephalometrics” and the “esthetic Diagnostic Analysis”.

Lecture: clinical case presentation of the diagnosis, treatment planning, mechanics and biomechanics of adolescent cases, CLII and CLIII deep bite and open bite malocclusions using the SWA, arch wires and inter-maxillary elastics.

Session 3: May 2 & 3

Day 1:

Lecture:Discussion and instructionon the use of the pre-formed “Utility Arch Wire” (UAW) as a “fixed functional appliance” for early Growth Modification in early and mid-Mixed Dentition (MD) cases. The UAW can be adjusted and used specifically for incisor intrusion or for extrusion (anterior segment bite closing), for molar up-righting and distal rotation, jumping anterior and posterior cross-bites and for overall arch expansion.

The use of the NiTi Reverse Curve Wires” (RCS). The pre-formed “RCS” wires are used for incisor intrusion, bite opening and arch leveling in adolescent and adult cases.

The use of the 16x22 NiTi intrusion wire . The pre-formed “16x22 intrusion wires are used for incisor intrusion, bite opening and arch leveling in mixed dentition cases.

Lecture:Discussion, instruction, biomechanics and live demonstration of the “Heat Activated Nitanium (NiTi) Trans-palatal Expander” and the “Heat Activated Nitanium (NiTi) Trans-palatal Molar Rotator”.

These are easy to place, biomechanically provide an “optimal, light and constant force” and do not need adjustment once they are in place.

Workshop :

1.Placing and adjusting a Pre-formed UAW; Adjusting and placing a NiTi RCS wire.

2. Placing a “Heat Activated Nitanium (NiTi) Trans-palatal Molar Rotator” on the typodont.

Day 2:

Lecture:

1. Clinical case presentations of early to mid-MD cases using the UAW to open a “deep-bite case” and close down an “anterior open-bite” case.

2.Case presentations of adolescent age patients using NiTi RCS wires for bite opening and arch leveling.

3. Clinical case presentations of early and mid MD cases with severe malocclusions using the NiTi trans-palatal appliance in conjunction with the SWA as a “fixed functional appliance” for growth modification using palatal expansion, molar rotation, tooth leveling and alignment, CLII or CLIII elastics and growth.

Session 4: June 6 & 7

Day 1:

Lecture:Extraction treatment. Explanation and discussion ofspace closure using sliding mechanics with CLI, CLII and CLIII forces. Instruction on the biomechanics of space closure and of “anchorage”.

Clinical case presentation of CLI, CLII and CLIIIextraction cases which examine different anchorage situations and which compare the use of intra-oral elastics, NiTi Closing springs and chain elastics.

Workshop: Biomechanics of CLI forces – intra-maxillary forces used for space closure. The use of CLI elastics, NiTi Closing springs and chain elastics.

1. The participants will place CLI forces: intraoral elastics and NiTi closing springs on the typodont.

2.placing step-up/step-down bends, cleats, crimpable hooks.

Day 2:

Lecture:Clinical case presentation of CLI, CLII and CLIIIextraction cases which examine different anchorage situations and which compare the use of intra-oral CLI, CLII,CLII elastics, NiTi Closing springs and chain elastics.

Session 5: September 5 & 6, 2010.

Day 1:

Lecture:Extraction treatment CLII and CLIII. Explanation and discussion ofspace closure using sliding mechanics with CLI, CLII and CLIII forces. Instruction on thebiomechanics of space closure and of “anchorage”.

-The use of mini screws for “boney anchorage”.

Day 2:

Lecture: Discussion, instruction, biomechanics and live demonstration on the placement and usage of Head Gear (HG),

Workshop: Fitting, adjusting and placing the Head Gear face-bow. Discussion and demonstration of the “occipital pull HG head cap” and the “cervical HG neck strap”.

The participants will fit a HG facebow on the typodont

Lecture: Case presentation of CLII “Long Face” mixed dentition case using the SWA, NiTi trans-palatal heat activated appliance, HG and the “Twin force Bite corrector”.

At each session, the participants will receive help with diagnosis and treatment planning of their own cases. The cases will be discussed individually and in a group setting. Those cases already in progress will also be discussed.

Dates (always Sunday and Monday): 1. February 7 & 8, 2010 ; 2. March 21 & 22 ; 3. May 2 & 3 ; 4. June 6 & 7 ; 5. September 5 & 6, 2010.

Hours: Sundays 10:00 to 18:00 ; Mondays 9:00 to 17:00 (coffee breaks and sandwich lunch included)..

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