Topics
Orthodontics doesn't stop at the teeth. Here I gather the topics I care about — breathing, sleep, growth, function — explained in plain language.
My TECHNIQUE
Myofunctional Therapy
Myofunctional Disorders Chewing, Speaking, Bad Habits How are they connected with orthodontics?
Torque
Torque is not chosen at finishing. It is chosen at bonding, according to what the mechanics will do to the inclination of the teeth by the end.
TADs
How to greatly reduce the need for surgery. Class III becomes almost easy.
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Biomechanics
Every fixed treatment uses five force generators. The only decision that truly matters is what magnitude you give the first four.
NO to GiveUp Orthodontics
If your patients do not follow your instructions, you will never know how good an orthodontist you are. Compliance is a clinical variable, not a character trait of the patient.
NO RPE
Rapid palatal expansion is used far more often than biology requires. When it is truly necessary, when it is not, and what can be done in its place.
Damon Ultima
A dream Machine. Orthodontic control redefined.
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My WORK
Smiles
Nothing is making me get out of bed in the morning like the smile and sometimes even tears of a greatful patient.
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Facial Rejuvenation
Orthodontics changes the face — for better or for worse, whether we intend it or not. What can be achieved by supporting the arches and function, and what cannot.
Gummy Smile
Surgery is needed just in extreme cases. For the rest you have just a better smile.
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Bruxism
When you do heavy weight lifting daily your joints will suffer sooner rather then later.
TMJ
The joint in front of the ear rarely makes it into the diagnosis, yet its overload can be felt: clicking, pain, limited mouth opening. How I read it through Biology First Orthodontics.
Neuroscience & Psychology
The five components I teach about the interaction with the patient — from the first impression to deliberately cultivated happiness. What the neuroscience of decision says.
Speaker
I love sharing what I know with the caveat that it's what I think I know now!
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Elastics
Another sensitive topic in today's orthodontics. I hope I can stretch the subject for easier understanding.
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Bite Turbos & Splints
A bite turbo and a splint are the same biology in different geometries. What each one does, why soft splints are a problem, and why patients with bite turbos sleep better.
My PASSION
Breathing and orthodontics
Nose breathing versus mouth breathing: sleep, obstructive apnea, facial development. Why I believe any orthodontic treatment should start with nose breathing.
Philosophy and Machine
The appliance is hardware. The philosophy is clinical discipline. The confusion between them explains why the literature on self-ligating systems seems contradictory.
Bone Reshaping
Bone is not a tunnel we push teeth through. It is a living tissue that rebuilds itself according to the forces it receives — if the forces are right.
A & Ω of Orthodontics
Where does an orthodontic anomaly really begin, and where is it decided whether the result lasts? My answer, in both cases, is the same: the muscles.
Speech
Speech shows where the tongue really lives — and there is a possible link between spoken languages and orthodontic anomalies. My hypothesis, stated openly as a hypothesis.
Help a Child Save the World
Habits change breathing, breathing changes growth, and growth decides how much air gets in at night. Intercepted in time, these things resolve simply.
Online Gaming
When I need to take a break from real life nothing beats working with other humans in a virtual reality.
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