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DTE 322 Orthodontic Technology II

HND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences18 topics

DTE 322 covers 18 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. History of orthodontics
  2. Essentials of orthodontics
  3. Musculature related to myofunctional therapy
  4. Anatomical features in orthodontics
  5. Bone growth regions
  6. Screw appliances
  7. Spring appliances
  8. Myofunctional appliances
  9. Selection of removable orthodontic appliances
  10. Anchorage in orthodontics
  11. History and scope of orthodontics
  12. Goals of orthodontic treatment
  13. Normal occlusion and malocclusion
  14. Classification of orthodontic appliances
  15. Orthodontic models and trimming
  16. Muscles of mastication and facial expression
  17. Bone growth regions in appliance therapy
  18. Expansion appliances

A sample from this course

One topic, as StudyPath teaches it.

History of orthodontics

Orthodontics evolved from ancient dental practices to a modern, evidence‑based specialty. Mastering its history helps students understand why certain treatment philosophies and appliances exist today, and it is a recurrent theme in NUC, CCMAS, NBTE and NCCE examinations.

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