Orthodontic protocols by Raffaele Spena

– Straight wire technique. Short review

– The possibilities of the active SLB

– Efficiency of active self-ligating appliance

– Incisors and canines control

– The CCO System (Complete Clinical Orthodontics)

– The reasons for new prescriptions for active SLB

– Some important tips for correct brackets positioning

– The need for a proper sequence of archwire

– When properly apply inter-arch forces

– When properly apply intra-arch forces

– The importance of a good finishing

– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

– Regional acceleration phenomenon

– Alveolar corticotomy

– The rationale for alveolar corticotomy

– The open flap surgery

– The flapless surgery

– The grafting that may be associated to corticotomy

– The orthodontic management of the cases

– When to use corticotomy

– Clinical cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

– Diagnose and differentiate among the different features of Class 2 malocclusions

– Plan a non-extraction treatment for Class 2 cases

– How to diagnose and treat the associated transverse problems

– How to distalize upper molars

– How to manage the overjet and the overbite

– How to use intra-arch elastics

– How to use fixed intra-arch appliances

– How to finalize cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

– Indication for extraction treatment of Class 2

– Diagnose and differentiate among the different features of Class 2 malocclusions

– Plan an extraction treatment for Class 2 cases

– How to decide which teeth extract

– Space management

– How to manage space closure

– How to manage anchorages

– How to control torque

– How to finalize cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

– Interoceptive treatment

– Diagnosis of ectopically erupting teeth

– Prevention of impaction

– Biomechanics in orthodontic treatment of ectopia

– How to surgically manage the impacted teeth

– How to orthodontically manage the impacted teeth

– How to control the anchorages

– How control the final position in the arch of the impacted teeth

– Clinical cases of the most common impactions.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.

– Diagnosis of complete and incomplete transpositions

– Treatment of complete and incomplete transpositions

– Early treatment and interception of transposition

– How to surgically manage the transposed teeth

– How to orthodontically manage the transposed teeth

– How to control the anchorages

– How control the final position in the arch of the impacted teeth

– Clinical cases of the most common transpositions

– Cases with canine transmigration.

Recommended for: Orthodontists.