- Docente: Giulio Alessandri Bonetti
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/28
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in School of Dentistry (cod. 8204)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have a preparation that allows to know the basics of Orthodontics. In particular, the student is able to: recognize and use appropriately the main orthodontic instruments; place brackets on typodonts; perform simple bends on the wires.
Course contents
Orthodontic treatment objectives.
The keys of occlusion.
Brackets placement.
Wire bending and arch form.
Construction phases of removable and fixed orthodontic appliances.Readings/Bibliography
Proffit, Fields, Sarver. Contemporary orthodontics. Mosby.
Graber, Vanarsdall, Vig. Orthodontics. Current principles and techniques. Elsevier.
J.C.Bennet "Linee guida nella scelta dei bracket ortodontici : un manuale d'uso" Edizioni Martina Bologna
E.Nakajima "Manual of wire bending techniques" Quintessence book.
Teaching methods
Lectures.
Practical exercises.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Teaching tools
Lectures with support projections by computer.
Practical exercises with orthodontic pliers and wires.
Office hours
See the website of Giulio Alessandri Bonetti