ORTHODONTICS - GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Catalog description

Integrated Pre-Clinical Sciences. The focus of this course is on the skeletal, dental, and soft tissue evaluation of the child, adolescent, and adult patients seeking orthodontic treatment. Concepts and theories in growth and development of the dentofacial complex will be discussed as they relate to skeletal abnormalities and growth disturbances. These concepts will serve as the foundational knowledge in the discussion of treatment timing of various skeletal abnormalities and dental malocclusion. Significant time will be spent on assessment of the dental, skeletal, and soft tissue abnormalities in the transverse, vertical, and sagittal planes. Components of the orthodontic record, that is intraoral and extraoral photography, dental casts, and radiographs will be discussed. Cephalometric analysis using skeletal landmarks and planes will be performed; emphasis will be placed on Steiner Analysis. Dental malocclusion and mixed dentition analysis will be discussed. The biology of tooth orthodontic tooth movement, including force systems and anchorage control, will be introduced. The focus is on the diagnosis of common, uncomplicated malocclusion that would be expected to be within the scope of practice of a general dentist.