International Experience of Treatment with the Damon System

– Author`s protocols for gingival smile correction;
– Gingival smile correction treatment planning;
– Where to place the TADs;
– Which scenario would you NOT use TADS for gummy smile;
– How many tads to use on a full gummy patient vs. anterior only gummy patient;
– Where to place the tads;
– What do you do if you have TAD failure during treatment;
– Do I use springs or power chain for the intrusion?
– How long does it take to intrude and is it different for a canted smile;
– When do you start using elastics to close the bite?
– How do we prevent the posterior arch from flaring during the intrusion.

– Bite turbos;
– Timing with round archwires;
– Rotated teeth: `The ANG (Anghileri) Technique`;
– Different types of Indirect ligature;
– How to bond the second molar tubes;
– Light elastics.

Bite planes:

– Classification:

– Disocclusion carried out in a subject without initial functional sliding,
– Disocclusion carried out in a subject with initial functional sliding;

– Indication:

– Simultaneous U-L arch bonding,
– Floating effect,
– Lower levelling,
– Increase of efficiency and effectiveness of integration with light elastics,
– Removal of occlusal interference;

– Positioning:

– Anterior bite planes,
– Posterior bite planes,
– Tripodic bite planes,
– Quadrapodic bite planes.

Light Elastics. Transversal integration:

– Vestibular/lingual cross:

– single tooth,
– arch sector;

– Development of posterior arch sectors:

– upper arch,
– lower arch.

Light Elastics. Vertical integration:

– Anterior sector:

– canting control and correction,
– open bite control and correction;

– Lateral-posterior sector:

– levelling of Spee curve,
– lateral open bite control and correction,
– levelling of the second molar.

Light Elastics. Sagittal integration:

– Lower pro-inclination control;
– Class III correction;
– Class II correction.

– Experience with the Damon System: how to improve method efficiency and not be afraid to apply non-standard solutions?
– The first steps after bonding – effective leveling, early elastics, additional chains, disarticulation;
– Segmented technique – simple but complex;
– Working with auxiliary slots and auxiliary wires when working with Damon Q. Ballista, intrusion arch, various cantilevers;
– Occlusal cant correction – correction and camouflage methods.

– What is torque and inclination;
– The geometry of the bracket slot and wires;
– Torque loss: geometric, power, deformation and planar;
– Damon Q and Damon Q2 prescription;
– The concept of torque values: super, standard, low;
– Types of teeth movement;
– Torque selection in various clinical cases: crowding, dystopia, retention, adentia of lateral incisors, gummy smile, open bite, class II/III, distalization;
– Extreme Torque Values, Damon expansion of the prescription;
– Interchangeable Damon braces;
– Biomechanics of torque;
– Torque selection in cases with/without extraction.

Rectangular Archwire sequencing;
Overlay arch;
When and how to use the accessories archwires in Damon;
What to do when teeth protrude: why diastemas appear and how to avoid them;
Difficult narrow arches (and 9 different ways to correct them);
Mechanics to verticalize a molar tilted to mesial or lingual with or without TAD;
Final Archwire Individualization.

Non Ext Protocols in moderate and severe cases;
Clinical Precision in Asymmetrical cases;
Maximum efficiency in various types of Gummy Smiles;
Simplified Protocols for impacted Teeth and more!

The incorporation of extraction and non-extraction therapy in the treatment of adult orthodontic cases;
The use of Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) in the treatment of adult orthodontic cases;
The concept of re-opening extraction spaces in previously treated adult cases to provide improved facial aesthetics;
Torque application in adult orthodontic cases;
Appliance construction for adult orthodontic cases;
Wire progression protocols in adult extraction and non-extraction orthodontic cases;
Camouflaging the biology of Class II and Class II skeletal cases to prevent surgical correction.

Important finishing tips for esthetic results during orthodontic treatment;
Setting our cases up for optimal esthetic success;
Creating beautiful arch width and symmetry;
Hard tissue contouring during treatment;
What must be done;
Soft tissue contour and gingivectomy;
Hard tissue contour after debond;
These are amazing tips and tricks to elevate cases to a new level and create a powerful brand.