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Inter-Arch OrthodonticTreatment Mechanics – Part II
Program Highlights
 Case Presentation and Discussion Segment
This course is also 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 II of this subject focuses on the treatment of Class III malocclusions and Asymmetries.
Practical Segment
Each participant will continue diagnosing cases using the Dolphin Arnett-McLaughlin diagnostic module. Cases begun in each participant's office will be reviewed. General lab procedures (fixed and removable retainers, etc.), as well as twin block appliances and the Forsus appliance will be demonstrated. The placement and adjustment of these appliances will also be shown.
Program Format
What the Inter-Arch Orthodontic Treatment Mechanics-Part II course involves:
Case Presentation and Discussion Segment
- Class III 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
- Growth modification-the dental and skeletal components involved
- Dental compensation and its limitations
- Early treatment ideas- use of bonded upper splints, the Delair appliance and
- 2 X 4 fixed appliances in combination with the face mask will be discussed.
- Asymmetries
- A workable classification of dental and skeletal asymmetries will be presented, and a number of cases within each of the described categories will be shown.
Practical Segment
- Diagnosis and Treatment Planning using the Dolphin Arnett-McLaughlin diagnostic module
- Review of cases begun in each participant's office
- Demonstration of general lab procedures (fixed and removable retainers, etc.), as well as twin block appliances and the Forsus appliance. The placement and adjustment of these appliances will also
be demonstrated
- Observation of treatment procedures in Dr. McLaughlin's clinic
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