Sadao Sato Online school

– The evolution of cranio-mandibular orthodontics: a shift in concepts and paradigms;
– Occlusion medicine: new field of healing art based on bruxism as a stress management function;
– Mandibular position: most important subject in Cranio-Mandibular Orthodontics;
– Occlusal Plane: VDO and POP as an essential element;
– Occlusion Concept: sequential guidance;
– Malocclusion and TMD;
– Centric Relation (CR);
– Reference Position (RP): physiological and deranged;
– Mandibular positioning;
– Clinical cases: class 2;
– Clinical cases: open bite;
– Clinical cases: closed lock joint.

duration: 2 h 34 min

– The history of gnatology: the therapeutic position of the mandible;
– The concepts of «reference position» and the centric relation;
– Determination of the central relation;
– Diagnosis of the reference position: the algorithm;
– Choice of treatment tactics: decision-making algorithm;
– The concept of the reference position;
– The positioning mechanism of mandible;
– Occlusal support: the value for mandible positioning;
– Elements of the craniomandibular system;
– Planning the position of the condyle depending on the pathology;
– Determining the therapeutic position;
– Problems of class 2: retrusion guidance;
– Principles of pathology treatment in class 2;
– Treatment of complex clinical cases: restoration of hearing;
– Causes of relapses and methods of prevention.

duration: 2 h 29 min

– Types of occlusal plane: GOP, AOP, POP;
– Angle of Disocclusion (AOD): calculation of the value;
– Occlusal plane and mandibular adaptation;
– Skeletal class 3 development;
– Influencing factors to occlusal plane during treatment: рosterior discrepancy;
– Mechanics of class 3 treatment;
– Development of class 2 high angle malocclusion;
– Tasks, principles and sequence of class 2 treatment;
– Arch form analysis: active and passive centric;
– Retrusive guide;
– Treatment of an open bite with chronic rheumatoid arthritis of the TMJ: a clinical example.

duration: 2 h 33 min

– The concept of two-stage orthodontic treatment;
– The advantage of early class 2 treatment;
– The principle of adaptation and compensation:
• Adaptation phases,
• Compensation mechanisms;
– Changes in occlusion during development: the effect of the third molars;
– The retrosive guide and the retrosive barrier: features of the morphology of the first molars;
– The influence of the retrosive guide on the class 2 development;
– The concept of early orthodontic class 3 treatment;
– Indications for removing temporary incisors;
– The use of pads in growing patients in the class 2 treatment;
– Vertical compensation of class 3;
– Double arch wire mechanics.

duration: 2 h 30 min

– The relationship between orthodontics and prosthodontics;
– Standard method of patient examination (complaints, anamnesis, detailed clinical examination);
– Symptoms of TMJ & muscle disorders in children;
– TMJ. Criteria for evaluating X-ray images;
– The structure and function of the TMJ in different periods of bite formation;
– Principles of diagnosis and treatment of class II and III in children;
– The obligatory use of diagnostic models when planning treatment in growing patients;
– Guidelines for the class II management in children. Choice of orthodontic appliances;
– 3D mandibular reposition;
– Use of overlays in the treatment of class II. Modeling and positioning of overlays in the oral cavity;
– Principles of treating children with TMD;
– Principles of class III treatment in children. Vertical compensation.

duration: 2 hour

– The main goals of early orthodontic treatment;
– Phases of orthodontic treatment;
– Principles of the development of the facial skeleton;
– Functional and skeletal adaptation;
– Factors of development of the skeletal class species: the role of the posterior occlusal plane;
– MLD: key features;
– Transversal and sagittal disorders: causes;
– Displacement of the articular disc: types;
– Oral respiration: causes and effects on jaw development;
– Features of treatment at an early age;
– Maxillary expansion: indications and contraindications;
– Overlays: advantages and materials;
– Сlass II: features of treatment;
– Functional appliances: advantages and disadvantages;
– Condyle growth concepts;
– The mechanism of mandible adaptation;
– Methods of early orthodontic treatment;
– Maintaining the correct bite position: principles;
– Criteria for the use of braces;
– Adaptation phases;
– VDO change: recommendations;
– Mistakes in treatment and prevention methods.

duration: 2 h 34 min

– Movement of teeth by aligners: biomechanical aspects;
– Optimal time of aligner therapy;
– Aligners and braces: comparison, advantages and disadvantages;
– Attachments: types and goals;
– Predictability of working with aligners: factors;
– Gingival-margin design of aligners;
– Form of attachments: influence on clinical effect;
– Principles of formation of pathological occlusion;
– Changing the position of the TMJ;
– Using mini implants;
– Features of planning on a clinical example.

duration: 1 h 40 min

– Data from modern literature on maltreatment and complications of dental treatment (side effect of technical revolution - invasive dental treatment; somewhere share the «simple» cases!);
– Functional features (chewing, swallowing, speaking, etc.) of patients with different types of facial skeleton;
– The concept of «functional space» and methods of its control in the course of complex dental treatment (concept Professor R. Slavicek and Professor S. Sato);
– Signs of functional overload of teeth from an iatrogenic origin;
– Possibilities of orthodontic preparation of the oral cavity for prosthetics using the method of Professor S. Sato;
– Disadvantages of the «orthopedic method» for correcting anomalies;
– Functional diagnostics is the basis of safety in dentistry. (examples of clinical use of condylography data, articulator and variator);
– Joint planning of a new occlusal plane and formation of a «technical task» for the whole team specialists.

duration: 2 h 18 min

– Vertical incisal disocclusion. Etiology;
– Vertical incisal disocclusion diagnosis;
– Changes in the occlusal plane during growth;
– Factors influencing to the occlusal plane;
– Posterior discrepancy;
– Class 3. Etiology;
– Treatment protocol for Class 3 (with full eruption of third molars);
– Open bite treatment protocol;
– Class 3 open bite treatment protocol;
– Class 2 open bite treatment protocol;
– Secondary open bite due to osteoarthritis;
– Secondary open bite treatment protocol;
– Class 3 and open bite treatment mechanics;
– Clinical cases.

duration: 1 h 58 min

– The relationship between the occlusal plane and malocclusion;
– Class 2: dentoalveolar and skeletal forms. Characteristic;
– The choice of the class 2 method of treatment depending on the clinical case;
– Сlass 2 treatment planning;
– Traditional approach to class 2 treatment;
– Indications and contraindications for the premolars extraction;
– Rules for the use of elastics;
– Mandibular reposition in the class 2 treatment;
– Retrusive guidance for class 2;
– Leveling: simple or strategic;
– Class 2 treatment with TMD;
– Clinical cases.

duration: 2 h 23 min

– Characteristics of the Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD);
– Diagnostics of the Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD);
– X-ray examination;
– Cephalometric analysis;
– Relationship of occlusion pathology with the occurrence of TMD;
– Occlusal plane and Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD);
– Treatment planning for Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD);
– Biomechanics of orthodontic treatment of Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD);
– Detailed protocol for the treatment of Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD);
– Clinical cases.

duration: 2 h 32 min

– Cephalometric analysis;
– Malocclusion: causes and tactics;
– Growth and development of the skeleton: adaptation processes. Tilt angle control;
– Posterior discrepancy: the formation of vertical incisal disocclusion. Role of third molars;
– Vertical incisal disocclusion: treatment and prognosis;
– Options for class 3 malocclusion;
– Biological principles of pathology treatment: compensatory treatment;
– Occlusal cant correction: recommendations;
– Low angle class 3: characteristic features. Orthodontic Treatment Guide;
– Treatment of low angle сlass 3: approach and tactics;
– Adaptation and compensation: basic principles. Adaptation phases; types and mechanisms of compensation.

duration: 2 h 16 min

– Evolution of the human postura and facial skeleton;
– Principles of formation of malocclusion;
– The reasons for the formation of high angle class 2 and 3;
– The high and low angle class 3: the main differences and principles of treatment;
– Treatment mechanics of class 3: MEAW;
– Treatment concept for low angle class 3: increase vertical dimension of occlusion;
– Treatment mechanics of low angle class 2 malocclusion;
– Treatment of class 2 in combination with TMJ disease;
– Principles of treatment of high angle class 2.

duration: 2 h 29 min

– Class 2: developmental factors, clinical criteria for diagnosis;
– Objectives of class 2 treatment and action plan;
– Third molar extraction: indications;
– Diagnostic pathology: orthopantomogram, teleroentgenogram, indices;
– Axiography: characteristics and advantages;
– Maxilla expansion: terms, methods and recommendations;
– Techniques for leveling the position of teeth;
– The mechanical aspects of class 2 correction;
– Method of stabilization of premolars and molars;
– Occlusal plane restoration: recommendations;
– Retainers: recommendations and methods;
– TMJ dysfunction: features of orthodontic treatment.

duration: 2 h 14 min

– Why, after the completion of orthodontic treatment, when an ideal occlusion is achieved, TMJ symptoms develop;
– The Vienna concept of TMJ dysfunction treatment;
– The reasons for the appearance of wear facets with good disocclusion in the canine area;
– The limits of orthodontic treatment. Cranio-mandibular orthodontics;
– Orthodontic treatment planning taking into account the state of the temporomandibular joint;
– The main clinical signs of TMD;
– Mounting a model in the articulator - a mandatory step in treatment planning;
– Occlusal analysis: norm and deviations;
– Diagnosis of bruxism with a Bruxchecker;
– Prosthetic treatment of TMJ & muscle disorders. Do we need a splint as a retainer.

duration: 1 h 57 min

– Class 2 development. The difference between low angle and high angle;
– Objectives and goals of treatment: planning methodology.
– Instrumental and index evaluation. Assessment of the cervical vertebrae;
– TMJ dysfunction: diagnosis and assessment of the joint condition;
– Functional appliance: goals and objectives;
– Treatment of patients with TMJ dysfunction: methods and limitations;
– MEAW: methodology, advantages and disadvantages;
– Distalization: indications, technique;
– Features of treatment of teenagers and adults;
– Treatment tactics in different clinical situations.

duration: 2 h 31 min

– Malocclusion: etiology and basic aspects;
– Methods of treatment of malocclusion;
– Craniofacial biology: principles of condyle growth;
– The relationship between class 2 and TMJ dysfunction;
– Stages of human skull development;
– Occlusion treatment: a decision-making algorithm;
– What is TMD?
– The origin of concomitant symptoms of TMD;
– The sequence of development of internal derangement;
– The idea of the centric relation;
– Internal derangement: stages of development;
– Cranio-mandibular system: principles of operation in normal and pathological conditions;
– Orthodontic approach to the treatment of TMD: advantages;
– Protocol for the treatment of pathology in class 2 and TMD;
– Principles of treatment of TMD.

duration: 2 h 15 min

– Stress management function of the masticatory organ;
– The mechanism of formation of bruxism;
– Bruxism and gastric ulcer: a study;
– The concepts of allostatic response and allostasis;
– The concept of stress management;
– BruxChecker: diagnosis of bruxism;
– Abfractions: causes of development;
– Canine guidance;
– Methods for monitoring bruxism activity;
– Muscle activity during sleep: a study;
– Occlusion design in bruxism: the concept of sequential occlusion;
– Change of the occlusal plane: a clinical example;
– Disbalance of the autonomic nervous system: the influence of bruxism and the position of the lower jaw.

duration: 2 h 25 min

– Variants of human phenotype development;
– Class III treatment:
• Orthodontic camouflage,
• Combined treatment (orthodontics+surgery),
• Vertical control;
– Treatment with tooth extraction: techniques, recommendations;
– Stages of class III treatment;
– Biomechanical aspects of treatment;
– Functional adaptation of the mandible;
– Indications for the third molars extraction;
– The Mulligan Arch: technique and application advantages;
– Dentofacial discrepancy;
– Indications and contraindications for treatment in the MEAW concept;
– Condylography in treatment planning: advantages and disadvantages.

duration: 1 h 40 min

– Class 3 characteristics;
– Angle of inclination of the lateral occlusal plane;
– Evolution of the postura of the body;
– Hyperdivergent growth: characteristics and options;
– Posterior discrepancy effects;
– High and low angle class 3: differences;
– Principles of treatment of high angle class 3;
– Gummetal: characteristics and features;
– Stages of class 3 treatment;
– Gummetal Arch bending: recommendations;
– Features of the treatment of class 3 open bite;
– Treatment of low angle class 3: concept;
– Dental alveolar compensation and decompensation.

duration: 1 h 44 min

– Asymmetry: diagnosis and treatment planning;
– Mandibular lateral displacement: characteristic;
– The effect of occlusion on the general condition;
– 3D morphological characteristics of mandibular lateral displacement;
– Functional characteristics of pathology;
– Influence of the mandible position on the position of the temporal bone;
– Therapeutic position: treatment planning;
– Early treatment of mandibular lateral displacement;
– Prevention of morphological problems;
– Increasing the vertical dimension of the occlusion: techniques;
– Asymmetric activation of the Arc Utility;
– Diagnosis of airway volume.

duration: 1 h 56 min

– Theories of the malocclusion development;
– The gnatologic concept: the essence;
– Condyle growth types;
– Treatment of occlusion pathology: basic principles;
– Compensation mechanisms;
– TMJ macroanatomy;
– Dentoalveolar compensation;
– Principles of working with the Spee curve;
– Mechanics of treatment of class II;
– Premolarization: arch features;
– Mandible positioning;
– Side effects when working with MEAW;
– Retrusion control;
– MEAW: advantages;
– Treatment of open bite: recommendations;
– NiTi or Australian Arc: advantages and disadvantages.

duration: 1 h 48 min