Early treatment primarily deals with emerging permanent teeth and facilitates normal skeletal development to avoid subsequent complex orthodontic challenges. Therefore the emphasis at this stage is to alleviate symptoms to pressing issues and clinically the interventions often lack a holistic diagnosis and long-term treatment plan. This lecture hopes to provide a systematic diagnostic approach to help clinicians to decide when and what conditions warrant an early intervention while others are merely futile efforts that will only reduce patient cooperation over an extended period of treatment. Systematic diagnostic approach;
– Principles of early orthodontic treatment;
– Problems of early orthodontic treatment;
– When early orthodontic treatment is required;
– Conditions for early orthodontic treatment;
– Early orthodontic treatment planning;
– Elimination of bad habits leading to the occurrence of malocclusion;
– Using the technique 2*4. Detailed protocol;
– Detailed protocol for early treatment of impacted teeth;
– Use of palatal expansion in early orthodontic treatment;
– Centric relationship control.

duration: 1 h 23 min

The orthodontic resolution of Class II malocclusion involves designing mechanics to distally move teeth with a number of orthodontic appliances. This lecture aims to convince clinicians that severe Class II malocclusion can be treated with the appropriate application of bite turbo, Class II elastics and IZC screws. These simple tools together form a consistent force system that requires little patients’ active compliance and avoids many of the challenges presented by conventional treatment modalities, such as extraoral headgear and functional orthopedic appliances.
Detailed treatment processes will be presented to enhance clinicians’ skills in executing this treatment method.
– Simplified and effective technique for the treatment of class 2;
– Use of ELSE and Bite Turbo braces;
– Protocol for the treatment of overjet (> 10 mm) using microimplants;
– Protocol for the treatment of class 2 in adult patients;
– Biomechanics of class 2 treatment;
– Sequence of arches in the class 2 treatment;
– Use of IZC implants;
– Detailed protocol for the treatment of toothtransposition.

duration: 1 h 35 min

Chronic tooth loss is one of the common problems in adult complex cases.This issue often results in tilted adjacent teeth, elongation of antagonistic teeth, bone resorption in the edentulous zone, and even maxillary sinus pneumatization, in addition to a wide range of periodontal challenges.Orthodontic treatment provides an ideal alternative to create more favorable soft and hard tissue conditions and pave the way for following periodontal, restorative care and implant surgeries. This lecture aims to demonstrate how to utilize orthodontic techniques to design and execute a comprehensive treatment plan to achieve a functional and esthetic occlusion for adult patients.
– Planning of orthodontic preparation before prosthetics and implantation;
– Orthodontic space closure after extraction of individual teeth: detailed protocol;
– Choice of ortho-implant treatment plan depending on the severity of the clinical case;
– Intrusion of teeth in case of extraction of antagonist teeth;
– Creation of the site for implantation: orthodontic protocol;
– Use of DSD in ortho-implant treatment;
– Use of IZC implants;
– Closing black triangles.

duration: 1 h 9 min

Aligner treatment has seen a tremendous growth in patient acceptance and clinical efficacy in recent years. However, there are still certain limitations to aligner treatment. In this presentation, several treatment strategies and orthodontic auxiliaries are proposed, including but not limited to, TADs, segmental braces, minor surgeries and bite bite plates, that can turn cases from unqualified to qualified ones or drastically reduce treatment complexity. Practical tips on how to efficiently write and revise Clincheck plans and how to correct mistakes during aligner treatment will be discussed.
– Reasonable diagnosis and treatment plan for aligner treatment;
– The use of CBCT in the treatment of complex orthodontic cases;
– You will be able to efficiently write and revise Clincheck plans;
– The use of aligners and TADs: detailed protocol. Сlinical cases;
– Lifehacks in using attachments;
– Using elastics. An extraordinary approach;
– Treatment malocclusion and TMJ dysfunction with aligners;
– Correction common mistakes during aligner treatment;
– Treatment strategies for complex clinical cases before using aligners;
– The use of TADs, segmental braces, minor surgeries and bite plate;
– 12 keys for working with aligners.

duration: 1 h 32 min

“To extract or not to extract” is the quintessential question faced by orthodontists. This lecture will present several consecutive cases to demonstrate the thinking process of this issue. A practical decision making table will also be provided to guide the diagnostic process. Furthermore, when extraction is clinically indicated but refused, what happens to long-term stability? How do we handle it?Practical tips will also be shared in this talk, a topic worth investigating for a lifetime.
– Decision-making table to guide treatment plan;
– Pros and cons of extraction and non-extraction treatment;
– Favorable indicators for non-extraction patients with good long-term stability;
– Analysis of numerous clinical cases to demonstrate the thinking process;
– Practical tips on choosing a treatment method depending on the clinical case;
– Open bite, crowding, crossbite, deep bite, class 2: treatment protocols;
– Use of skeletal anchorage in non-extraction cases;
– Elastics: lifehacks in use in difficult clinical cases;
– Long-term results of treatment of cases using extraction and non-extraction methods. Result retention.

duration: 1 h 27 min

Asymmetries, whether dental or skeletal, are among the most challenging problems in orthodontics. While surgery proves to be a reliable treatment option to correct skeletal asymmetries, The use of TADs, combined with the Damon Q system, provides a minimally invasive alternative to achieve satisfactory camouflage treatment results. This lecture aims to demonstrate how to use TADs and the self-ligation system to develop a simplistic and yet effective mechanics in the non-surgical correction of asymmetries.
– 3 major asymmetries;
– Various etiologies of skeletal and dental asymmetries;
– Functional asymmetry: etiology, diagnosis, treatment;
– Differential diagnosis of various asymmetries;
– Suitable treatment plans based on differential diagnosis;
– Non-surgical asymmetry treatment;
– Treatment of asymmetry in children and adolescents;
– Skeletal growth: the most important factor in the asymmetry treatment;
– Asymmetric biomechanics using TADs and self-ligation systems to correct dental asymmetry;
– Long-term results of asymmetry treatment.

duration: 1 h 30 min

Common anterior open bite corrections include extractions and a variety of appliances, such as, high-pull headgear, bite blocks, and elastics. In more severe cases, orthognathic surgery is required to correct the skeletal malocclusion.While surgery proves to be a reliable treatment option, many patients reject it for the prohibitive cost, pain and long recovery time. Recently, buccal shelf screws have allowed orthodontists to treat some of these patients without orthognathic surgery through intrusion of the posterior maxillary molars. They provide a treatment alternative for mild-to-moderate open bite cases without other skeletal contributing factors. This lecture will demonstrate how to properly identify and eliminate the etiology of anterior open bite and create effective strategies to correct it with TADs and extractions.
– The etiology of anterior open bite;
– Treatment protocol of anterior open bite without orthognathic surgery;
– The biomechanics of buccal shelf screws(BS screws) to intrude posterior maxillary molars;
– The location of buccal shelf;
– Direct insertion of BS screws.

duration: 1 h 21 min

This lecture features well-documented cases to help clinicians create and execute easy and logical treatment plans. The supporting basic biomechanical principles will be explained. Critical evaluation of extraction v.s. non-extraction will also be highlighted in the lecture. The goal is to convince you how you CAN treat these difficult cases easily with the powerful combination of self-ligation system and miniscrews.
– Decision making principles in orthodontic treatment;
– Treatment protocols for complex clinical cases: pathology in the sagittal, vertical and transverse plane;
– Basic principles of biomechanics;
– Extraction VS non-extraction. Comparison of approaches;
– Treat complex cases with a powerful combination of self-ligation system and miniscrews;
– Retention of orthodontic treatment results.

duration: 1 h 23 min

Digital orthodontics has seen tremendous progress in recent years when clinicians now have easy access to precise digital data of roots and crowns from 3D and intra-oral scans. With the aid of digital simulation and software programming, doctors can have a thorough planning of an ideal result for each case even before beginning treatment.Together with customized brackets, precise indirect bonding and pre-fitted arch wires, digital orthodontics has significantly elevated treatment efficiency and consistency in treatment quality. This lecture will demonstrate a wide range of clinical cases to argue that “All things digital” is the new frontier of modern orthodontics.
– Innovations in Digital Orthodontics;
– Digital simulation and software programming;
– Protocols in digital orthodontics;
– Treatment of canine impaction with Digital Orthodontics;
– Work with aligners. The formula of Dr. Kenji and G6.

duration: 1 h 31 min

Tooth impaction is a common problem in our clinical practice. Eruption and management of impacted teeth require carefully designed surgical procedures and orthodontic treatment. This lecture will detail some of the most common types of impaction cases, including maxillary central incisors and impacted canines(both labially and palatally), and their recommended course of surgical as well as orthodontic treatment. An innovative, minimally invasive surgery, the VISTA technique, that can shorten the treatment time and best preserve the keratinised gingiva, will be introduced.
– Treatment protocol for impaction: upper arch. Surgical and Orthodontic Approaches;
– Types of impaction cases;
– The use of CBCT in the diagnosis of impact teeth and treatment planning;
– Opening space for impact tooth;
– Innovative minimally invasive surgery technique - VISTA.

duration: 57 min

Tooth impaction is a common problem in our clinical practice. Mandibular impactions, compared to maxillary impactions, present greater challenges because of the surgical risks of damaging adjacent nerves and vessels, the difficult design of a powerful anchorage and higher resistance during forced eruption due to the high bone density in the mandible. This lecture will detail some of the most common types of impaction cases, including mandibular canines, premolars and molars and their recommended course of surgical as well as orthodontic treatment. Buccal shelf screws, combined with 3-D lever arms are proposed as an ideal mechanical design will be introduced.
– Treatment Protocol for impaction: lower arch. Surgical and Orthodontic Approaches;
– Types of impaction cases;
– Space closure in the area of extracted teeth;
– Use of buccal shelf screws combined with 3-D lever arms as an ideal mechanical design;
– Protocols for the treatment of complex clinical cases of retained teeth.

duration: 1 h 5 min

Skeletal Class 3 malocclusions are usually treated with extensive orthodontics and orthognathic surgery after completion of active growth. Conservative treatment (without orthognathic surgeries) requires a broad range of tooth movement in 3D. Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs), placed between the roots of teeth, are of limited value for moving the entire dentition, relative to its apical base of bone.However, extra-alveolar TADs, placed in the extra-alveolar bone of the maxilla and mandible, provide anchorage for extensive dentofacial orthopedic corrections, in both growing children and adults. Many skeletal Class 3 malocclusions can be effectively managed without orthognathic surgery.In this talk I will demonstrate the potential for conservative management of severe Class 3 malocclusions.
– Palatal Expansion Appliance;
– Detailed protocol for conservative class 3 correction;
– Biomechanics of conservative treatment;
– Treatment of class 3 with Temporary Anchorage Devices (TAD);
– Differential diagnosis of pseudo and true mesial occlusion;
– Pseudo class 3. Detailed treatment protocol;
– Torque Springs Application;
– Demonstration of clinical examples of the conservative management of severe class 3 malocclusions.

duration: 1 h 35 min

Several popular minor surgeries that can either shorten treatment time or fine tune the results, will be proposed and demonstrated in the lecture, including gingivectomy (esthetics), crown lengthening procedures(gummy smile correction), open-window technique(palatal impaction), and VISTA(upper labial impaction). These surgical techniques are simple to learn and easy to execute. With the enhancement of these quick surgeries you can bring your orthodontic results to a whole new level. This is a topic that every orthodontist shouldn’t miss.
– Gingivectomy (esthetics). Detailed protocol;
– Crown lengthening procedures (gummy smile correction). Detailed protocol;
– Open-window technique (palatal impaction). Detailed protocol;
– VISTA (upper labial impaction). Detailed protocol;
– Anatomy of periodontal tissues;
– Altered Passive Eruption;
– Life hacks for minor surgeries in daily orthodontic practice.

duration: 1 h 16 min

TADs can provide a stable and efficient anchorage to facilitate bodily movements, such as forced eruption and mesialization that are particularly challenging for aligner treatment. They are also very effective in molar uprighting and impaction treatment. In this lecture various cases will be presented to illustrate how TADs can be incorporated in different stages of aligner treatment to transform challenging cases into easy ones by taking advantage of aligners’ strength in pushing and TADs in pulling. Aligners and TADs, a winning combination that you must learn to master.
– Clinical philosophy of using TAD in combination with aligners;
– Indications for the use of microimplants: cases without removal, cases with removal of 4 premolars;
– Biomechanics of using aligners and TADs;
– G6 formula and Kenji formula;
– Clinical cases;
– Strengths of the aligner + TAD combination.

duration: 1 h 34 min