Department: Dentistry
The workshop covered the basis of biomechanics and tooth movements, with a highly practical and clinical approach. In-depth teaching on more complex tooth movements and appliances, as well as the clinical application of biomechanics to the most used straight-wire techniques, compared with the new i-arch approach.
Objectives
- To enable the participants to identify and understand various biomechanical principles.
- To enable the participants to understand how to apply various principles to their appliance.
- To enable the participants to understand how to create desired and predictable tooth movements.
- To enable the participants to understand efficient biomechanics to achieve effective results in a variety of patients.
- To enable the participants to understand the archwires sequence comparing Traditional Vs. i-Arch approach.
- To enable the participants to debate clinical case.
Number of participants: 90 participants from the academic staff of Dentistry Faculty – TIU, Orthodontics postgraduate students of Hawler Medical University, in addition to some specialist dentists from other different universities participated in the workshop.
Place: Tishk International University – Dentistry Faculty building.
- First Session: Introducing and discussing the basis of biomechanics and tooth movements by Prof. Dr. Giovanna Perrotti.
- Second Session: Explaining archwires sequence and comparing Traditional Vs. i-Arch approach by Dr. Omar Sabah.
- Third Session: Hands-on training regarding i-arch system applications and biomechanics.
- Prof. Dr. Giovanna Perrotti (Head of Department of orthodontic and pediatric Dentistry) the University of Milan.
- Dr. Omar Sabah (Head of Orthodontic department ) Tishk International University.
The workshop simplified force systems to address any type of tooth movement necessary, because in orthodontics ‘tooth movement’ has always been the name of the game. Numerous cases and hands-on exercises, including wire bending and typodont exercises, were used to demonstrate various aspects of these ‘simplified common sense mechanics’.