OVERVIEW

Orthodontics Principles is organized by Homestead Schools Inc .

Learning Objectives:
• Understand the importance of the general dentist’s role in the overall diagnosis and treatment of malocclusions.
• Answer the questions: why? when? what? where? and how? pertaining to orthodontic treatment.
• Explain the importance of differential diagnosis, and determine the proper records required for each orthodontic problem.
• Differentiate among preventive, interceptive and corrective orthodontics and how each relates to the various stages of dental development.
• List the various purposes of orthodontic treatment.
• List the prerequisites of orthodontic treatment.
• Define the term “biomechanical principles” with respect to various methods of orthodontic therapy.
• Evaluate various force systems used for orthodontic tooth movement and orthopedic application.
• Describe the biology of orthodontic tooth movement and discuss the histologic changes that occur with various force systems.
• List the order in which a clinician classifies malocclusions.
• Describe and classify all of the different individual malpositions of teeth.
• Discuss the horizontal and vertical relationships of incisor teeth.
• Classify the different inter-arch discrepancies, and describe each of their characteristics.
• Explain how each of the inter-arch discrepancies relates to a patient’s profile, facial and dental arch characteristics.
• Differentiate between endochondral and membranous bone growth as they relate to the bones of the head and face.
• List and describe the three theories of craniofacial growth.
• Discuss the growth of various bodily tissues, and understand how they grow at different rates and times.
• Understand the clinical role of growth and development and how it relates to orthopedic and dental considerations.
• Describe the terms “leeway space” and “incisor liability” and how they relate to growth and treatment.
• Describe how an understanding of cephalometric analyses aids the clinician in determining growth and orthodontic treatment objectives.