VILNIUS | 29th April 2022

Straight wire systems and aligners are more or less effective in many orthodontic cases but sometimes unpredictable movements happen and we rapidly discover that our strategy is totally inefficient. Difficulties are very often in a rough diagnosis of the case, incomplete knowledge of biomechanics and wrong configuration of the orthodontic appliance. In the first day of the course there will be described occlusograms and how they can be used not only in improving diagnosis but also in planning the right treatment plan and biomechanics of the case. There will be shown cases in which a full teeth bonding of the patient from the beginning is contraindicated and how to properly split the orthodontic appliance in a passive and active unit in such cases. There will be described some custom-made orthodontic auxiliary devices very useful in difficult cases and how to activate them properly. The aim of this course is to explain how to manage successfully complex orthodontic cases and to enable attendants to apply right strategies from the beginning of the treatment.

In the second day there will be hands-on session in which attendants have the possibility to model these custom made auxiliary devices and realize themselves their improvement in clinical abilities. Mistakes in construction or activation of these appliances, even if little, could not lead to an optimal orthodontic result.

Dental degree at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Postgraduate education and Master of Science in Orthodontics at the University of Aarhus, Denmark. Founder and first President of the European Postgraduate Students Orthodontic Society (EPSOS). Past President of the Italian Society of Biomechanics (SIBOS). Past-President of the Italian Association of Specialists in Orthodontics (ASIO) 2018-19. Active member of SIDO (Italian Society of Orthodontics) and AIdOr (Italian Academy of Orthodontics). Member of the EOS (European Orthodontic Society) and WFO (World Federation of Orthodontists). Winner of the Houston Research Award of the EOS (2006) and of the First Prize Award for Clinical Research of SIDO (2006). Winner of the Beni Solow Award of the EOS 2010. Diplomate of the Italian Board of Orthodontics and the European Board of Orthodontics. Visiting Professor University of Ferrara and University of Rome Cattolica (Italy). Private practice in Rome, limited to orthodontics.

Graduated in 1987 at the School of Dentistry in Naples. In 1993 post-graduated degree at the Orthodontic School in Naples. He signed a contract as a professor at the Orthodontic School of Naples from 1994 to 1996. Teacher at International Short Term Program from 2008 to 2011 at the Royal Dental College in Aarhus (Dk), hosted by Prof. Birte Melsen. Scientific Director and teacher at the 2nd level degree Master (University of Turin): Clinical management of orthodontic complex cases (2015-2016). President of Italian Society of Biomechanics in Orthodontics and Segmented Wire approach (SIBOS) (2016-2018). Teacher at ATHENEA Dental Institute in Barcelona Spain and Rzeszow (Poland) affiliated to University San Jorge Zaragoza (Spain).He has presented many works in national and international Congresses. Private Practitioner in exclusively in Orthodontics (Naples and Salerno). Topics: Labial and lingual orthodontics, Biomechanics, TAD’s, Bracket free fixed orthodontics.