Growth Modification in Modern Orthodontics. Updated Protocols by David Suarez Quintanilla

Growth Modification in Modern Orthodontics. Updated Protocols by David Suarez Quintanilla

Category: Orthodontics

Instructor(s): David Suarez Quintanilla

Course structure: Lessons: 5 lessons | Duration: 4 h 30 min

Course overview

This course presents a comprehensive clinical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of growing patients, combining modern orthodontics, dentofacial orthopedics, growth modification, and digital treatment planning.

During the course, you will learn about:

What you will learn

• Growth modification and dentofacial orthopedics in growing patients
• Maxillary expansion with different appliances and miniscrews
• HAS (Hybrid Appliance System) and its clinical protocols
• Digital diagnosis, treatment planning, and appliance workflows
• Management of Class 2, Class 3, anterior open bite, and maxillary constriction
• Eruption Proprioception Guides (EPG) within the HAS technique
• Functional and fixed appliances for early correction
• Evidence-based clinical decision-making and treatment planning
• Step-by-step analysis of clinical cases and treatment protocols.
• Assess growing patients and identify the key factors influencing treatment planning
• Select appropriate functional, orthopedic, fixed, and expansion appliances according to the clinical situation
• Apply evidence-based protocols for growth modification and dentofacial orthopedic correction
• Integrate HAS protocols, digital workflows, and EPG into treatment planning
• Make more predictable clinical decisions based on growth, skeletal development, eruption, and functional factors.

Course lessons

Lesson 1: Orthodontics in Growing Patients: Brackets, Aligners, Functional Appliances, and Growth Modification

• What's changing in orthodontics?
• Management of growing patients with:
• Brackets
• Aligners
• Functional appliances
• Sectional appliances
• Expansion appliances.
• Application of a digital functional regulator for Class 2 cases by R. Frankel
• Craniofacial growth as a complex servosystem
• Application of the Frankel Class 3 appliance
• Protocols for "jumping" the bite.

Lesson 2: Dentofacial Orthopedics in Growing Patients: HAS, and Growth Modificatio

• The DSQ orthodontic system by ZiACOM
• Miniscrew application in growing patients
• HAS appliances (Hybrid Appliance System)
• Ecological orthodontic approach
• Dentofacial orthopedic correction in growing patients
• HAS protocols for the management of:
• Class 2
• Anterior open bite
• Class 3
• Posterior crossbite.

Lesson 3: Medical Orthodontic Approach: Rapid Maxillary Expansion with Different Appliances and Screws

• Expansion with different appliances in mixed dentition
• Obstructive sleep apnea and orthodontics
• The concept of rapid maxillary disjunction
• Mandibular epigenetic control
• How much expansion should be performed?
• Protocols for expansion and application of a facemask in Class 3 cases
• Decision-making tree developed by Dr. David Suarez-Quintanilla
• Analysis of Class 3 and maxillary constriction cases: step-by-step treatment protocols and approaches
• Checklist for performing rapid maxillary expansion in growing patients.

Lesson 4: HAS and Growth Modification: Digital Planning and Evidence-Based Orthodontic Treatment

• What is HAS (Hybrid Appliance System)?
• Understanding the biomechanics of maxillary expansion
• Digital approach in orthodontics for the fabrication of functional and early-correction appliances
• Step-by-step, evidence-based analysis of clinical cases and treatment using Dr. David Suarez Quintanilla's functional and fixed appliances
• Evidence-based treatment approach in growing patients.

Lesson 5: Eruption Propioception Guides (EPG) in HAS Technique

• Definition and concept of EPG
• Role of eruption and proprioceptive feedback in dentofacial development
• Relationship between tooth eruption, occlusion, and neuromuscular adaptation
• Assessment of eruption patterns and occlusal relationships
• Digital planning and appliance design
• Step-by-step treatment approach using various appliances, including in-office aligners.
• Course includes next lessons:
• 41min
• Lesson 1
• Exclusive Library
• Orthodontics in Growing Patients: Brackets, Aligners, Functional Appliances, and Growth Modification
• David Suarez Quintanilla
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• 43min
• Lesson 2
• Exclusive Library
• Dentofacial Orthopedics in Growing Patients: HAS, and Growth Modificatio
• David Suarez Quintanilla
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• 1h 3min
• Lesson 3
• Exclusive Library
• Medical Orthodontic Approach: Rapid Maxillary Expansion with Different Appliances and Screws
• David Suarez Quintanilla
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• 1h 3min
• Lesson 4
• Exclusive Library
• HAS and Growth Modification: Digital Planning and Evidence-Based Orthodontic Treatment
• David Suarez Quintanilla
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