Abstract

Efficiency and Predictability: Straight-Wire and Knowledge

by Mirabella Davide

Several years have passed since I obtained my Specialization in Orthodontics and since then I have introduced many changes regarding the straight-wire technique and the clinical instruments used in my practice. The changes and innovations made have influenced my clinical approach and the management of the cases treated without however changing my vision of the founding values of our profession. The purpose of this presentation is to explain how and why some simple choices produce optimal and reproducible clinical results. The advantages of the straight-wire technique will be explained, as well as the simple therapeutic aids that I use on a daily basis and it will be explored in depth why these choices determine the reproducibility of my approach. Finally, we will delve into the importance of prescription, the rigorous sequence of therapeutic phases, the archwire paradigm (alloy and size) and biological knowledge, as well as the advantages of eliminating clinical superfetations and redundancy of procedures.

Learning Objectives

After this lecture, you will be able to understand straight-wire technique advantages
After this lecture, you will be able to make simple clinical moves
After this lecture, you will be able to have a reproducible clinical approach