Saturday, December 21, 2024

A Journey of Growth: Inspiring the Next Generation of Orthodontic Professionals 🌟 

 As we stand at the crossroads of another academic semester, I find myself reflecting on the incredible journey that every dental student undertakes. 

Orthodontics is more than just a profession—it’s an art, a science, and a pathway to transform lives, one smile at a time. For those embarking on this path, I want to offer some insights that I hope will inspire and guide you as you move forward. 

 The Art of Learning The study of facial growth and orthodontics, is as much about discovery as it is about mastery. Whether you are analyzing growth patterns or perfecting your clinical techniques, remember that each concept learned today is a building block for the expertise you'll wield tomorrow. Growth, in itself, is a powerful theme—not just for our field but for our personal and professional lives. Just as the human face grows and adapts, so must we. 

You will find hereunder the resources for your facial growth study.

If you have questions or need guidance, don’t hesitate to reach out. Your success is my greatest reward, and I am here to support you every step of the way. 

 Let’s keep growing—both as professionals and as individuals. 
 Warm regards, 

Hatem Saifeldin 
Associate Professor of Orthodontics 
Ain Shams University
hatemsaifeldin@dent.asu.edu.eg

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Cervical vertebrae maturation software on the go!

Another very useful software to help u determine the cervical vertebrae maturation stage. You dont need to revise CVM stages anymore.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.co.nxs.cvmsguide&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dmbt+chart+helper&pcampaignid=APPU_1_RFI2Vuj8HMaMPqnYtcAP

Orthodontic bracket positioning

Since the time of the edgewise till date different techniques and appliance philosophy were introduced in the orthodontic literature. Although they had their differences yet they agreed on one thing which is accurate appliance placement. I am attaching a very useful software that can help u in deciding bracket levels in MBT. I hope it can be helpful



Friday, October 30, 2015

Journal of clinical orthodontics interview about torque was 40 years ago!!

Did you get the message Dr. Creekmore tried to deliver in the posted interview? Or was it 2 hard to grasp all of his thoughts? we need to explain it more? Did torque control in recent years change since the 70s?

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Torque control and orthodontic bracket slot size

check this out,

 

Finishing in orthodontics and torque control

Proper buccolingual inclination is essential to provide better esthetics, stability and functional occlusal stability. That has been said, I will leave you with Dr. Thomas Creekmore and an important interview discussing Torque.


https://www.jco-online.com/archive/article-view.aspx?year=1979&month=05&articlenum=305

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Are u .018 or .022 slot orthodontist?

Everyone who worked with me knows I'm an advocate of .018 slot yet in this particular case i chose a .022 slot. So let's open it 4 discussion which slot do u prefer and why?