UDLT 108 - Orthodontics

Co-requisite(s): UDLT 101, 102, and 103, or concurrent enrollment.

  

1. Interpret prescriptions and work authorizations
2. Classify malocclusion and occlusion types 
3. Interpret orthodontic prescriptions
4. Locate specified teeth on permanent, deciduous and mixed dentition models 
5. Identify and describe various components of orthodontic appliances (i.e. arch wires,  clasps, springs). 
6. Explain maxillary or mandibular retainers with labial or lingual arch wires and model duplication process 
7. Design maxillary and mandibular 
8. Explain how to fit bands and solder wires and repair 
9. Describe and design auto-polymerizing acrylic anchorage for various removable orthodontic appliances 
10. Describe design and fabrication considerations for a single banded space maintainer.
11. Classify the different types of orthodontic appliances.

1. Evaluation of Preliminary Impressions for Fabrication of Orthodontic Appliances
   1. Interpretation of orthodontic prescriptions and work authorizations 
   2. Infection control and disinfecting procedures 
   3. Impression evaluation  
   4. Gypsum materials selection, manipulation, and safety procedures
   5. Digital models for fabrication and patient records 
   6. Model articulation, plaster, plasterless and digital, centric vs functional bites
2. Classification of Occlusion and Malocclusion Types 
   1. Class I or normal 
   2. Class II or retrognathic 
   3. Class III or prognathic 
3. Tooth Numbering Systems and Tooth Identification
   1. Palmer and universal tooth number systems 
   2. Adult, deciduous, and mixed dentition 
4. Introduction to Wrought Wire Fabrication 
   1. Orthodontic wire selection, manipulation, and safety procedures 
   2. Pliers selection 
   3. Wire cutting 
   4. Wire finishing 
   5. Crystalline structure and metal fatigue 
5. Application of Wire Bending Skills 
   1. Identification and categorization of orthodontic appliances 
      1. Fixed 
      2. Removable 
      3. Active 
      4. Passive 
      5. Myofucntional 
   2. Identification of various wrought wire components of orthodontic appliances 
   3. Fabrication of various wire components orthodontic appliances 
      1. Springs
      2. Clasps 
      3. Arch Wires 
6. Fabrication of Removable Tooth Retaining and Tooth Moving Appliances 
   1. Contour various types of arch wires, clasps, and springs to fit model 
   2. Secure wrought wire components to model 
   3. Prepare model for formation of acrylic anchoring 
   4. Auto-polymerizing acrylic resin manipulation and safety procedures 
   5. Fabrication and finishing of auto-polymerizing acrylic anchorage 
   6. Perform various auto-polymerizing acrylic repairs 
7. Fabrication of Fixed Space Maintaining Appliances 
   1. Selection and seating of preformed band 
   2. Contour wrought wire cantilever loop for space maintainer 
   3. Position components for soldering 
   4. Preparing soldering matrix 
   5. Soldering safety procedures 
   6. Flux and solder space maintainer 
   7. Recover, finish, and polish space maintainer