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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
STABILITY, RETENTION AND COMPLICATIONS IN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT ORT732 - 2 + 2 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITDoctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Assistant Professor Hande Pamukcu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Knows causes of relapse in orthodontic treatment.
2) Selects the appropriate retention device based on the characteristics of the case.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTIn order for the student to understand this course adequately, it is recommended to take Craniofacial Growth-Development and Etiology (ORT710) and Edgewise Treatment Technique (ORT711).
COURSE DEFINITIONInvestigating causes of relapse in orthodontic treatment, detailed examination of devices used for retention and discussion of indications, examination of complications after orthodontic treatment
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Orthodontic movement and relaps
2nd Week Muscles, perıodontal atachment, soft tissue and relaps
3rd Week Reasons of relaps
4th Week Relationship between Relaps and orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning and
5th Week Relationship between Relaps and treatment
6th Week Relationship between Relaps and extraction-nonextraction cases
7th Week Relationship between Relaps and fixed-functinal treatments
8th Week Relationship between Relaps and count down to retention period
9th Week Relationship between Relaps and retention period
10th Week Retention aplliances
11th Week Relationship between Relaps and occlusion
12th Week Anatomic occlusion
13th Week Functional occlusion
14th Week Occlusal Therapy
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING(1) Nanda R S, Burstone C J. Retention and Stability in Orthodontics, W B Saunders Comp, 1993.
(2) Proffit WR. Retention. Contemporary Orthodontics, 6. Baskı, Elsevier, 2019.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Attendance120
Presentation of Article130
Total(%)50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)50
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14228
Preparation for Final exam11010
Course hours14456
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)14114
Performance Practice428
Article Presentation616
Article14114
Preperation for Presentations14114
Total Workload151
Total Workload / 305,03
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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