Corticotomies are a surgical procedure that allows orthodontic dental movement to be facilitated, increasing the limits of dental movement, improving alveolar bone volume and often decreasing treatment time. It is an extraordinarily interesting treatment tool which opens up many treatment options and takes a clear interdisciplinary approach.
The aim is to demonstrate that through corticotomies, when recommended, you can increase the predictability of the orthodontic treatment, thus diminishing the dental and periodontal biological cost and reducing pain for patients.
The course, in the theory section, revises the biological foundations of the procedure, establishes recommendations, presents the reasoning, treatment and evolution of different clinical cases and describes the surgical technique, the instruments required and the design of corticotomies
In the practical section and in small groups corticotomies will be carried out on animal heads and the recommendations and design of the corticotomy in clinical cases will be discussed.
Competences to be acquired by students
This theoretical and practical course provides the theoretical and practical background necessary to begin using or optimise the use of corticotomies in clinical practice.
Who is it intended for?
This course is intended for all Dentistry professionals: General Dentists, Orthodontists, Periodontologists and Maxillofacial Surgeons.