080216110 ORTHODONTIC PRACTICAL I ( 3 Crd.Hrs )

1. Laboratory training :To improve the manual dexterity at wire bending and apply of the principle of orthodontic biomechanics. i. Pouring and trimming of orthodontic study models. ii. Construction of removable orthodontic appliances iii. Construction of nance appliance, transpalatal arch and lingual arch. iv. Construction of 1st, 2nd and 3rd order bends in round and rectangular archwires. v. Fixed orthodontic appliance typodont course. 2. Clinical training: i. Examination, diagnosis and treatment planning of new patients. ii. Taking full records for orthodontic patients including study models, radiographs and photographs.