Unit information: Lingual Appliance Mechanotherapy in Non-extraction Cases in 2013/14

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Unit name Lingual Appliance Mechanotherapy in Non-extraction Cases
Unit code DENTM9021
Credit points 20
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director Emeritus Professor. Tony Ireland
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None
Co-requisites

None

School/department Bristol Dental School
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This module will cover the treatment of non-extraction cases using the Incognito lingual appliance. The use of each of these components in each of the defined phases of fixed appliance therapy; levelling and aligning, occlusal relations, space closure and finishing will be covered. The biomaterials and practical procedures involved in initial bond placement and rebonding will be explored in greater details.

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