WARSAW | 18 OCTOBER 2025

Orthodontic finishing is probably the most difficult stage of treatment. It has been advocated that with preadjusted appliances a good clinical outcomes is reached when proper bracket placement is achieved and when the “average” information carried by the selected appliances allows for good tooth position. Guidelines on how to reach a good finishing will be presented, and clinical protocols will be suggested to help the orthodontist during the final stage of treatment.

This 1-day course will describe:
1. The occlusal and esthetic factors to be evaluated during finishing;
2. How the Straight Wire treatment philosophy helps the orthodontist during the finishing stage;
3. The clinical strategy on how to reach a satisfactory functional and esthetic orthodontic outcome both in conventional and interdisciplinary cases.

Program
• Finishing objectives: idealistic e realistic
• Pre-finishing records
• Check-list of clinical parameters and their interpretation
• Reproducible clinical strategies to achieve:
• Anterior and posterior alignment
• Alignments of marginal ridges
• Occlusal relationships
• Torque / Tip in the posterior areas
• Torque/ Tip in the anterior areas
• Overbite and Overjet
• Tooth Size Proportion (Bolton Index)
• Lateral (Canine) and anterior guidances
• Gingival Levels
• Anterior Display
• Finishing of interdisciplinary and/or complex cases

• Dental Degree (DDS) 1989 University of Catania.
• Certificate in Orthodontics 1993 University of Washington (Seattle,Wa).
• Master of Science in Dentistry 1993 University of Washington (Seattle,Wa).
• From 1993 practice limited to orthodontics in Catania and Verona.
• Adjunct Professor 2003 Dept of Orthodontics University of Ferrara.
• President 2015 Italian Academy of Orthodontics.
• Speaker at national and international orthodontic meetings.
• Author of publications in national and international orthodontic journals.
• 1-year Postdoctoral Program in Lingual Orthodontics 1995 University of Cagliari.
• Specialist in Orthodontics (Italian Degree) 2000 University of Cagliari.
• Active Member of SIDO, International Member of AAO and Founder Member of SIAD (Italian Straight Wire Society) and Accademia Italiana di Ortodonzia.
• Former Active Member Angle Society of Europe.