OPATIJA | 7 JUNE 2024

Several clinical situations may need of dental extractions such as severe crowding, incisors proclination, dental asymmetries, compromised teeth, agenesys.
For many years it’s often been supposed that an extraction treatment can lead to an inadequate profile flattening and lip retrusion.
However, following modern standard of beauty, today it’s possible to manage extraction spaces avoiding an excessive retrusion and maintaining a correct lip support.
The course will be focused on provide tools to do a proper diagnosis and illustrate step-by-step straight-wire mechanics on different types of anchorage (maximum, medium, minimum and skeletal) in order to achieve a successfully esthetic finishing and a beautiful smile.

Strategy of treatment depends on the patient’s age, the severity of malocclusion, and the possibilities for dento-alveolar compensation. Therefore, managing Class II malocclusions in teens and adult patients also presents different biomechanical challenges that may require asymmetric mechanics, non-extraction, or extractions, skeletal anchorage, or orthognathic surgery. Our office is exclusively dedicated to orthodontics, prioritizing individualized patient care, and maintaining high standards of aesthetics and function in the results. The lectures during the course will focus on various Class II malocclusions, covering diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as the clinical management of different treatment strategies with the opportunity for open discussion. Participants will also have the chance to observe live patients, engage in hands-on typodont exercises, and gain insight into the workflow and organizational aspects of the office. We hope to welcome you in Aarhus along with AO

Planning – Biomechanics – Aesthetics – Lectures – Live patients – Hands-on typodonts

Please bring:

• Clinical clothes and preferably also clinical shoes.
• Weingart plier
• 139 plier
• TPA lingual arch forming plier
• Hard wire cutter

Dr Fontana graduated cum laude in Dentistry (DDS) at the University of Parma in 2007, and he completed his post-graduation in Orthodontics (MSc) at the University of Insubria (Varese) in 2011. He also received in 2011 the certificate of Swiss Federal Orthodontist.
Dr Fontana is certified by the Italian Board of Orthodontics (IBO) and the European Board of Orthodontists (EBO). He is the winner of IAED Challenge (Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry) and the winner of “Best Openbite Case” contest held during the International Congress of Accademia Italiana di Ortodonzia (AIdOR). Dr Fontana is active member of IAED (Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry), SIDO (Società Italiana di Ortodonzia), AIDOR (Accademia Italiana di Ortodonzia) and is council member of SITEBI (Società Italiana di Tecnica Bidimensionale). He is author of scientific articles published on international journals. He is speaker at courses, master and congress in Italy and abroad. He is member of AAO (American Association of Orthodontists), EOS (European Orthodontic Society) and WFO (World Federation of Orthodontists). He works in Italy and Switzerland limiting his practice to orthodontics. His main orthodontic fields are extraction cases, smile esthetics and skeletal anchorage.

• D.D.S., MSc in Orthodontics
• Swiss Federal Orthodontist
• Member of the Italian Board of Orthodontics (IBO) and the European Board of Orthodontists (EBO)
• Winner of IAED Challenge (Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry)
• Work in Italy and Switzerland