Practical Advanced Orthodontics. Evidence-Based Approaches from Japan's Leading Experts

– Defining craniomandibular orthodontics
– Principles of craniomandibular orthodontics
– Etiology of malocclusion
– Maxillofacial growth and changes in occlusal vertical dimension and occlusal plane
– Adaptation of the mandible to changes in occlusal vertical dimension and occlusal plane.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Non-extraction and non-surgical treatment protocols for open bite published by Sadao Sato
– The effect of posterior discrepancy in open bite cases
– The concept of posterior discrepancy
– Treatment mechanics for Class 1 open bite cases
– Why are premolar extractions and surgical procedures necessary?
– Relationship between occlusal plane inclination and mandibular adaptive changes
– Effectiveness of orthodontic treatment in managing malocclusion with TMD
– Analysis of clinical cases.  

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Examination and diagnostic methods considering functional elements
– Symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorders and jaw function tests
– The importance of premolars and considerations for extractions
– Setting the therapeutic mandibular position, and understanding occlusal planes and vertical dimension
– Combination of orthodontic treatment and prosthetic treatment
– Analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Treatment policy for retreatment
– Clinical guidelines for managing a retreatment case
– The importance of premolars and considerations for extractions
– Protocols for controlling mandibular position and the occlusal plane
– Protocols for determining the occlusal vertical dimension
– Purpose of pre-prosthetic orthodontics
– Strategic leveling
– Orthodontic treatment using MEAW
– Analysis of clinical cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Class 2 treatment approach in the maxilla
– Class 2 treatment approach in the mandible
– Extraction and non-extraction treatment protocols for "Full-Cusp" Class 2 cases
– Cephalogram analysis of extraction and non-extraction Class 2 cases
– Aligner biomechanics in Class 2 cases.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Defining the chief complaint of patients
– Management of the curve of Spee
– Step-by-step treatment protocols for Class 2 cases with extractions using aligners
– Sequential staging of class 2: ordering sequential distalization
– Protocols of Class 2 treatment in growing patients
– Mandibular advancement with aligners
– Clinical and biomechanical tips for Class 2
– Clinical cases brainstorming
– Most common mistakes.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Vertical control of anterior teeth. Improvement or prevention of gummy smile
– Vertical control of the molar region
– Difference between intrusion by rotation of occlusal plane applying biomechanics and absolute intrusion
– Effect of the vertical position of TADs on the inclination of the occlusal plane
– Analysis of clinical cases. 

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.

– Relationship between lever arm length and anterior tooth axis control
– Vertical control of the entire maxillary dentition in Class 2 cases
– Biomechanics of full-arch distalization using TADs
– Treatment protocols for bimaxillary protrusion using TADs
– Treatment of open bite using TADs
– Treatment protocols for Class 3 using buccal shelf microimplants.

Recommended for: Orthodontists, General dentists.