BioProgressive Orthodontics: Robert Ricketts Concept
BioProgressive Orthodontics: Robert Ricketts Concept
Course overview
Complete guide of orthodontic bioprogressive therapy of Professor Robert M. Ricketts – A Simplified Treatment Protocols In-hand!
Following the footsteps of his mentor, Professor Robert M. Ricketts, the lecturer of the course, Dr. Sergio Sambataro, will analyze in details all possible treatment options of the most common dentoalveolar malocclusions in pediatric and adult patients with the help of simplified mechanics of bioprogressive technology.
Within the course, you will learn:
Aesthetic analysis of the smile
Concepts and classifications of Class 2 and 3 malocclusion
Camouflage treatment of Class 2 and Class 3
Design and activation of utility arches
The biomechanics of the utility arches
Application of intermaxillary elastics with utility arches
The full protocols of bioprogressive therapy.
Course lessons
Lesson 1. Etiology and diagnosis of malocclusions. Part 1
The true definition of bioprogrssive science
The aetiology of malocclusion from functional, traditional, and bioprogressive point of view
Anatomy and physiology of the oral cavity
Angle classification and Ricketts classifications
Aesthetic analysis of the smile
Understanding the importance of timing orthodontic treatment
The Visual Treatment Objective (VTO)
The Surgical Treatment Objective (STO)
Occlusal plane and facial growth
Cortical anchorage
Robert M. Ricketts STO
Utilizing orthognathic surgery
Ricketts-Bjork theory
The decompression therory of the condyle
Clinical cases.
Lesson 2. Etiology and diagnosis of malocclusions. Part 2
Intrusion of anterior teeth as part of bioprogressive treatment protocol of open bite and deep bite
Techniques to unlocking malocclusions
Tracing and analysis of cephalogram
Conducting myofunctional therapy in combination with bioprogressive treatment protocols
Evidence based class 2 therapy
Extraction and non-extraction visual treatment objectives and treatment design
Prognoses of the outcome
Clinical cases.
Lesson 3. The utility arch
Segmented utility arch: Burstone's technique (2x1, 2x2, 2x4, 2x6)
Cortical anchorage and archial growth according to Dr. Ricketts
The evolution of modern brackets: geometry and function
Designing and understanding the biomechanics of the utility arch
Open loop, Z-Loop, loops for leveling and alignments, vertical loop with helix open and close, and rotation loop
Step-by-step manufacturing of utility arches
Ricketts fourth dimensions for the utility arches
Intraoral activation of the appliance
Clinical cases.
Lesson 4. The sectional mechanics
Class 2 correction:
mandibular posturing
intermaxillary traction
cervical headgear
Quad Helix.
Methods to prevent mandibular rotation:
anterior intrusion
cortical anchorage
maxillary orthopedics.
Design and activation of utility arches
Application of intermaxillary elastics
The range of motion of the TMJ
Ricketts classification for intermaxillary elastics
Elastic selector gauge
Clinical cases.
Lesson 5. The staging matrix: the logical sequence of the malocclusion
Bioprogressive
Differences between the treatment with straight wire and utility arch
The full protocols of bioprogressive therapy
The staging matrix of bioprogressive therapy:
inter-arch regulation
inter-arch correction
integration and torque
finishing and overtreatment.
Treatment of class 1 by expansion:
utility arch
Quad Helix.
Treatment of class 1 with extraction
Treatment of class 2 division 1 with a deep bite
Treatment of class 2 division 2 with a deep bite
Treatment of dentoalveolar class 3
Sato "my way" protocols for the treatment of:
Class 1 open bite
Class 3 deep bite
Class 3 open bite.
Mandibular Lateral Deviation (MLD).
