Pitts Aesthetic Driven Protocols from A to Z

Category: Orthodontics

Instructor(s): Peter Csiki

Course structure: Lessons: 6 lessons | Duration: 9 h 33 min

Course overview

A complete training according to the modern protocols of Dr. Pitts. The lecturer, Dr. Peter Csiki, is one of the main followers of the famous orthodontist, Dr. Thomas Pitts.
During the 6 online lessons you will learn:
protocols for working with the H4 and Pitts21 systems (the lecturer will consider the choice of torque, prescription and positioning of braces, arch sequences)
the use of disarticulation
lifehacks for using elastics
The Pitts “Active Early” concept
auxiliary stages of orthodontic treatment (tooth reconstruction, interproximal reduction, laser gingival contouring)
the use of digital technology in the Pitts protocols.

Curriculum

Diagnosis and treatment planning according to Dr. Pitts

• Lesson program:
• Aesthetics in orthodontics
• Face driven treatment planning
• Macroaesthetics: facial aesthetics
• Miniaesthetics: smile aesthetics
• Microaesthetics: aesthetics of the teeth
• Diagnosis according to Dr. Pitts
• 3D diagnostics: RGB system
• 14 aesthetic elements by Dr. Pitts
• Cephalometric analysis: detailed protocol
• Сlinical case: working with H4 braces
• Сlinical case: deep bite treatment.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists.

Protocols for working with H4 and Pitts21 systems. Prescription of the braces

• Lesson program:
• Passive self-ligatiing system
• The philosophy of Dr. Pitts
• H4 system: application features
• Pitts21 system: philosophy and application features
• Prescription of the braces Pitts21
• Torque control
• Differences between the H4 and Pitts21 bracket system
• Clear21 System
• H4 and Pitts21 archwire sequences
• Clinical case: using H4 in a teenager.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists.

Protocols for working with H4 and Pitts21 systems. Torque selection and positioning

• Lesson program:
• Bracket positioning protocol according to Dr. Pitts. Smile Arc Protection (SAP)
• Selection and effective torque control
• Simplified torque selection by Dr. Pitts
• Positioning for various malocclusion: deep bite, open bite
• Adaptation of SAP protocol according to aesthetic needs
• Flipping and flocking braces
• Complex clinical case: orthognathic surgery vs H4
• Clinical case: class 2 with severe protrusion.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists.

Disarticulation, Immediate Light Short Elastics

• Lesson program:
• Pitts arch forms
• "Active Early" protocol
• Wide and standard arches: indications for use
• Use of disarticulation
• ILSE: the role of Immediate Light Short Elastics
• Lifehacks in the use of elastics, depending on the malocclusion
• Dfficult clinical case: the use of elastics and disarticulation
• Clinical case: treatment of vertical incisal disocclusion.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists.

The Pitts `Active Early` concept. Retention

• Lesson program:
• Pano-repo Adjust Case Management Appointment
• 16 Keys of Pitts case management and finishing
• Torque chain
• The Pitts “Active Early” concept
• Retention Protocols
• Appliance for the retention of orthodontic results
• Muscular Training Splint
• Clinical case: treatment of a complex case of skeletal open bite.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists.

Auxiliary stages of orthodontic treatment: tooth reconstruction, interproximal reduction, laser gingival contouring

• Lesson program:
• Tooth recontouring
• Interproximal reduction
• Instruments for tooth recontouring and interproximal reduction
• Laser gingival contouring
• Orthodontic treatment errors: aging considerations
• Digital Smile Design and Pitts protocols
• Using digital technologies in planning orthodontic treatment
• Clinical case: tooth extraction vs Pitts protocols
• Clinical case: orthognathic surgery vs Pitts protocols.
• Recommended for: Orthodontists.