Standard Edgewise Technique A Pre-Tucson Typodont Course

Dr. Sergio Cardiel Rios

Dr. Sergio CARDIEL-RIOS

• Orthodontic degree at Hospital for Children “Federico Gómez”, Mexico City
• Member of the Mexican Association of Orthodontists
• Member of the Mexican Board of Orthodontists
• Active member of the Charles H Tweed Foundation for Orthodontic Research and Education, Arizona, USA
• Has served as a Member of the Board of Directors in the Charles H Tweed Foundation
• Instructor at the Tweed Study Course in Tucson, Arizona, USA
• Special Member at Large in the Edward H Angle Society of Orthodontists, Midwest Component, USA
• Author of several papers in different Orthodontic Journals
• In private practice and exclusive of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.

Dr. Branislav Vidovic

Dr. Branislav VIDOVIC

Dr. Branislav Vidovic is a specialist in orthodontics and has been in the full-time practice of orthodontics since 1995. He holds a Master of Science degree in orthodontics. In his private practice, he has the experience of having successfully treated over 3000 patients. He appears as the author in several dental journals and as a lecturer at many dental meetings. He is a fellow member of the Charles H. Tweed Foundation for Orthodontic Research and Education and the current President of the Serbian Orthodontic Society.

Course Outline

Class II Division 1 Malocclusion Treatment with Maxillary First and Mandibular Second Premolars Extractions.

Typodont Mechanotherapy and Clinical Considerations.

Day 1
✓ Detailed instructions and Demonstration of wire bending loops: loop stops and closing loops. Both Loops will be constructed to a precise size, angle and position on an archwire.
✓ First Order Lecture and Individualized Arch Form Card Fabrication.
✓ Demonstration: First Order exercise
✓ Ideal coordination of the maxillary arch to the mandibular arch –Instructors.
✓ Practice Third Order bends Demonstration and hands-on of Third Order Excercises.
✓ Instructors will demonstrate Anterior Torque Archwire and Maxillary and Mandibular Third Order Archwires.
✓ Case Presentation.

Day 2
✓ Demonstration and hands-on for 2nd orders.
✓ Demonstration and hands-on for Mandibular prescription archwire.
✓ Fabricate Mandibular prescription archwire.
✓ Demonstration and hands-on for Maxillary prescription closing loop archwire.
✓ Fabricate Maxillary closing loop prescription archwire.
✓ Lecture on Force System Class I Mechanics
✓ Hands-on for SET #1 (DENTURE PREPARATION) Lower and Upper
archwires. Ideal coordination of archwires.

Day 3
✓ Force System Class I Mechanics (review).
✓ Set #2 (DENTURE CORRECTION). Lower closing loop archwire made by students.
✓ Set #2 Upper closing loop archwire made by students.
✓ Coordination Upper and Lower archwires.
✓ Set #2-A Mandibular Anchorage Preparation. Lower made by students.
✓ Finishing lecture with case presentations.

Day 4
✓ Set #3 (DENTURE COMPLETION). Upper and Lower archwires made by students.
✓ Set #4 Upper and Lower archwires made by students.
✓ Lecture: History, Current Technology taught at Tucson
✓ Facial - skeletal – dental considerations and Diagnosis.
✓ Practice and finish up.
✓ Finishing lecture with case presentations.