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Inter-Arch OrthodonticTreatment Mechanics – Part I
Program Highlights
 Case Presentation and Discussion Segment
This course is a natural progression from "Orthodontic Treatment Mechanics and the Pre-adjusted Appliance," in that the principles of intra-arch treatment are carried over and applied to cases requiring inter-arch management. It is the efficient management of intra-arch factors that allows the orthodontist to focus on the challenging aspects of inter-arch management.
Inter-arch considerations include the far more difficult challenge of placing the upper and lower dentitions in three planes of space within the facial complex so that they are esthetic, fit properly during static centric occlusion, function from this static position without interferences during lateral and protrusive movements, and allow the condyles to be seated into a centric relation position within the glenoid fossae. Thus, inter-arch considerations include such factors as growth and development, and management of vertical, horizontal and lateral skeletal and dental patterns. Part I of this subject focuses on the treatment of Class II malocclusions.
Practical Segment
Each participant will continue diagnosing cases on the first day of the program using the Dolphin Arnett-McLaughlin diagnostic module. Cases begun in each participant's office will be reviewed. 3M Unitek R & D specialists will discuss current technologies with the group. Wire bending techniques will be demonstrated, including torquing procedures, bite opening curves, and individual archwire bends. Each participant will mount a case from their practice on the SAM III articulator.
Program Format
What the Inter-Arch Orthodontic Treatment Mechanics-Part I course involves:
Case Presentation and Discussion Segment
- Class II treatment
- General review of the vertical,
horizontal and transverse aspects of Class II treatment
- Non-extraction and extraction options of treatment, with numerous case examples
- Molar distalizing techniques and functional appliance use, with indications and contra-indications for each
- Growth modification-the dental and skeletal components involved
- Dental compensation and its limitations
- Early treatment-advantages and disadvantages
Practical Segment
- Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
using the Dolphin Arnett-McLaughlin diagnostic module
- Review of cases begun in each
participant's office
- Discussion of current technologies by
3M Unitek R & D specialists
- Wire bending techniques including torquing procedures, bite opening curves, and individual archwire bends
- Mounting of a case from each participant's office on the SAM III articulator
- Observation of treatment procedures in Dr. McLaughlin's clinic
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