This mini-course is a 24 hours course and represents an introduction to our main course that is developed in our residential program (about 180 hours).

It can be an entry level for those who want to start thinking to a serious orthodontic biomechanics knowledge and also the first preparation for our main course.

It is also an excellent and recommendable introduction to biomechanics concepts for those who will follow other Biomede Biomechanics Courses (Italy, Brazil, Canada, Portugal).

The possibility of remote lecturing makes attending this kind of course much cheaper and definitively possible for many doctors that for different reasons cannot afford to participate in our residential program.

Level 1: Biomechanics Fundamentals and Statically Determined Mechanics

This module will teach the participants general mechanics principles and the mechanics background to understand the relation between the force system and the dental movement. we will discuss anchorage issues and statically determinate mechanics (cantilevers and other systems) to be used for individual and group movements. These will include for example molar uprighting, front teeth intrusion, dental rotations, and many other movements.

Level 2: Statically indeterminate systems and Alignment

In this module, we will discuss statically indeterminate mechanics and dental alignment.

You will learn about continuous archwire mechanics, use of activated segments, alfa beta springs, alignment loop, Palatal and Lingual Arches.

Practice 1 by Giorgio Fiorelli