Study Guide

Learning objectives

After completing the course, students will have the ability to

- describe concepts and the process of orthodontic treatment
- recognise normal occlusion and malocclusions
- materials, devices and instruments used in orthodontic treatment
- describe the oral health examination carried out in relation to orthodontic treatment
- perform initial moulds and deploy the materials used to reproduce them
- use photography in planning the need for treatment
- deploy fixed appliances
- carry out palatal or lingual arch cementation
- bend and fasten a retainer
- guide orthodontic patients and their families in the different stages of the orthodontic treatment and oral self-care
- work in a multidisciplinary team of orthodontics in their personal area of responsibility

Content

key concepts and orthodontics treatment process
- monitoring the implementation of orthodontic treatment
- instrumentation used in orthodontic treatment (fixed, removable and combination appliances), instruments and materials
- orthodontic examination
- identification of malocclusions
- register and consultation of patient data
- initial moulds and materials needed to reproduce them
- fixed appliances
- etching fixation and cementation of palatal and lingual arch
- attach a retainer
- planning preventive treatment for orthodontic patients
- instructing patients and their families in the different phases of the treatment and oral self-care
- clinical photography
- multidisciplinary activities in the orthodontic treatment process