Challenging Orthodontic Cases: The use of skeletal anchorage

Category: Orthodontics

Instructor(s): Benedict Wilmes

Course structure: Lessons: 5 lectures | Duration: 9 hours

Course overview

Benedict Wilmes is a legendary doctor who directs and leads modern Western orthodontics! Professor will conduct webinars on his profile topic and will analyze:
– the use of skeletal support in complex orthodontic cases
– distalization and mesialization of the upper jaw molars using microimplants
– class 3 treatment with skeletal support
– treatment of pathology in the transversal plane
– orthodontics before prosthetics.
Dr. Wilmes has repeatedly surprised orthodontists with non-standard clinical solutions! And he can't wait to share them with you!

Skills you will learn in the course:
- Treatment methods:
- Functional appliances
- With microimplants
- Aligners
- Pathologies:
- Tooth retension
- General questions:
- Teeth movements
- Treatment methods:
- Minimally invasive surgery for orthodontics

Curriculum

1. Non-compliant upper molar distalization. Pros and cons of different mechanics using palatal mini-implants

• Program:
• – Molar distalization: indications
• – Appliances for molar distalization
• – Complications of distalization
• – Mini-implants: position selection and reference points
• – Interradicular mini-implants: disadvantages
• – Mini-implants with abutments
• – Indirect anchorage design
• – Straight anchorage: advantages
• – Installing mini-implants
• – Interaction with the patient
• – Asymmetric distalization: a technique
• – Molar distalization and intrusion: mechanics
• – Combination of Beneslider with aligners
• – Mechanics of the Pendulum appliance
• – Screw mechanics
• – The Hybrid Hyrax Distalizer: advantages
• – Digital technologies in treatment planning.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists

2. Non-compliant upper molar mesialization using palatal mini-implants and the Mesialslider appliance

• Program:
• – Treatment options in the teeth missing
• – Space closure: types of anchorage
• – Movement of the maxilla molars: sinus problem
• – Selecting the position of the mini-implant
• – Direct or indirect anchorage: goals
• – T-Mesialslider: advantages and disadvantages
• – T-bow: disadvantages of indirect anchorage
• – Advantages of direct anchorage
• – Mechanics of space closure:
• Missing of lateral teeth
• Missing of front teeth.
• – Combination of Mesialslider with aligners
• – Microosteoperforations (MOPS): indications
• – Mesialization and vertical control.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists

3. Advances in treatment of transversal discrepancies of the maxilla and class 3 malocclusions using skeletal anchorage

• Program:
• – Methods of the palatal suture opening:
• Facemask
• Mini implants
• The Hybrid Hyrax Distalizer.
• – Manufacturing of the Hybrid Hyrax Distalizer
• – Alt-RAMEC protocol
• – Vestibular mini-implants in children
• – Ballard mini-plates: disadvantages
• – Mentoplastina: types and indications
• – The Hybrid Hyrax Distalizer:
• Manufacture
• Fixation
• Tips in the work.
• – Canine retention: the position of the mini-implants
• – Palatal expansion in adults: methods
• – Digital technologies: new opportunities.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists

4. Esthetic pre-prosthodontic treatment opportunities by using orthodontic mini-implants

• Program:
• – Interdisciplinary collaboration
• – Molar uprighting:
• Distal position of the mini-implant
• Mesial position of the mini-implant
• Interradicular position of the mini-implants.
• – Intrusion of molars: types of appliances
• – Forced eruption of retentive teeth
• – Root extrusion: technique
• – Ankylosed teeth: PDL-distraction
• – Saving space for implantation: a technique.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists

5. Difficult cases treatment: aligners + mini-implants

• Program:
• – 2-steps difficult cases treatment protocol
• – Rapid maxillary expansion: appliance and techniques
• – Class 3 early orthodontic treatment
• – BMX-expander the use protocol
• – MARPE treatment protocol in adult patients
• – Premolar and molar intrusion protocol
• – Anterior teeth intrusion and retraction
• – Occlusion plane correction with aligners
• – Retention treatment: aligners+mini-implants.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists