Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Orthodontic Techniques
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
Teaching staff
Thursday from 10.30 to 11.30 hours.
Introduction
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics is the area of dentistry that deals with the supervision, guidance and correction of growth and maturation of the craniofacial structures.
Major responsibilities of orthodontic practice include the diagnosis, prevention, interception and treatment of occlusion anomalies and associated changes in bone and soft tissue.
The orthodontist should monitor the guidance of the dentition and the relationship between their supporting structures to achieve and maintain harmonious relations between the face and cranial structures that allow the patient physiology and dento-facial aesthetics optimal.
The course focuses orthodontic techniques in the description of orthodontic appliances, both fixed and removable.
Pre-course requirements
Degree in dentistry
Objectives
The educational objectives for this course of orthodontic techniques comprise a set of educational activities for knowledge and manipulation of appliance that is used in orthodontics.
In this course the different techniques for orthodontic treatment will be studied.
The objectives of the labs are acquiring skill in handling the wires forming orthodontic appliances and the construction of such appliances.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
The end of the course students should be competent in:
Using removable appliances including aligners
Using functional appliances
Use of extraoral appliances
Using sectional fixed appliances
Using vestibular and lingual appliances
Using temporary anchorage devices
Using retention devices
Learning outcomes of the subject
The orthodontist at the end of their university education must learn and master different types of appliances
They should get the domain of multibrackets vestibular appliances in some of its prescriptions and knowledge of other prescriptions.
They should be able to use removable appliances and functional appliances
It must be competent in retention devices
It has to be trained to treat cases of lingual orthodontic appliances and "invisible aligners."
Syllabus
theoretical block
1. Removable Appliance.
2. Functional Appliance.
3. Extraoral Appliance.
4. Sectional aparatology.
5. Full arch appliances.
6. Retention appliances.
Laboratory practice
1. Bending wire: Arches, loops, clasps.
2. Preparation of appliances. Bending wire applied to the construction of fixed appliances, removable and auxiliary.
Bibliography and resources
The basic bibliography of the subject is:
Proffit WR, Fields H W. Contemporary Orthodontics. 3rd ed. Mosby 2000. (In Spanish, Doyma 1994).
Canut J A. Clinical Orthodontics. 2nd ed. 2000 Masson.
Bravo L A. Manual of Orthodontics. Synthesis 2003.
Depending on the subject, specifically provide the recommended additional bibliography.