Skeletal anchorage in orthodontics: Chairside course

Aims of the course

The aim of this course is to give to the participant the possibility to work with Dr. Iodice chairside. The small number of participants (only for six orthodontists) and the presence of live patients in office will give to the participants the opportunity to feel the real orthodontic practice and its clinical management.

Patients in different phases of therapy will be viewed projected live on a video screen, giving to the participant the feeling to be directly at the chair. Furthermore, the trainees, under the guidance of Dr. Iodice, will have the opportunity to learn theoretical sessions and clinical advice on the use of skeletal anchorage in orthodontics, with its several applications, advantages and limits.

The introduction of mini screws and temporary skeletal anchoring systems (TADs) in orthodontics resulted in a revolution, modifying and simplifying the management of the anchor, one of the focal points of orthodontic treatment. The use of the palatal skeletal anchor offers clinicians new opportunities, with the possibility of developing various devices, for the most varied orthodontic purposes. The course aims to introduce the clinicians into the fascinating world of palatal skeletal anchorage, guiding them in the choice of the appropriate site and related insertion protocols. All the clinical phases and the components necessary for the development of orthodontic devices with palatal skeletal anchoring will be analyzed in detail. Several clinical cases will be analyzed illustrating the most varied orthodontic possibilities related to this innovative method.

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Course Program

June 10th, 2022

• Anchorage in orthodontics
• Limits of conventional orthodontic anchorage
• Limits of interradicular skeletal anchorage
• OrthoEasy PAL systematics
• Clinical indications for the use of orthodontic systems with palatal skeletal anchorage
• Direct insertion protocol: advantages and limitations
• 3D digital insertion planning and protocol of indirect insertion: insertion guide’s advantages and disadvantages
• Presentation of clinical cases exemplifying the different clinical situations:
  - Maxillary Expansion
  - Distalization
  - Mesialslider and space closure
• Failures, risks and complications

Clinical Part

In-Office Patients
Participants will be able to assist directly on screen the clinical management of different patients in various stages of treatment. They will be able to assist directly to the use of insertion guide, TADs insertion in the palatal vault and orthodontic appliances installation and management.

Course data

June 10th 2023, Studio Odontoiatrico Iodice: Via Unità Italiana Palazzo ETA scala B, 81100 Caserta CE, Italy. Participants are responsible for organizing journey and hotel. The course will be held in English language.