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Patricia Vergara’s step-by-step impaction playbook — six clinical sessions on canines, incisors and molars
Impacted teeth demand a combined surgical and orthodontic mind, and Impaction Treatment Author’s Protocols, Mistakes and Solutions gives you both from orthodontist Patricia Vergara. Across roughly ten hours of video she works through every tooth group — from palatal and labial canines to impacted incisors and molars — with diagnosis, planning, biomechanics, retention and the errors that derail these cases.
- 6video sessions
- 9 h 46 minof teaching
- 47topics covered
What you’ll be able to do
- Diagnose and classify impacted canines across the maxilla and mandible
- Choose between surgical exposure techniques such as open window, closed eruption and VISTA/VIPA
- Plan the biomechanics and anchorage, including zygomatic and ramus microimplants
- Manage impacted incisors, premolars and molars with defined protocols
- Recognise the recurring errors and complications and correct them early
Inside the course
Anatomy-led protocols, tooth group by tooth group
Vergara separates the material by location — incisors, maxillary canines and premolars, then mandibular canines and molars — so each session pairs the surgical approach with the matching orthodontic mechanics and retention.
Exposure and traction decisions
You compare uncovering methods for labial and palatal impactions, learn when to reach for tunnel-access flaps, and see how lever arms, torque and mini-implant anchorage move a deeply buried tooth predictably.
Mistakes, complications and gummy smile
Two sessions dwell on where treatment goes wrong, with long-term photo records, complication correction, and a segment on classifying and treating the gummy smile that often accompanies these patients.
About Patricia Vergara
A Colombian orthodontist and clinical professor in Cartagena and Salamanca, she trained in the MEAW technique with Sadao Sato and studied occlusion in Vienna, and has lectured at world orthodontic congresses across four continents.
Built for
- OrthodontistsA full reference on impaction mechanics, anchorage and traction protocols.
- General dentistsClear diagnosis and referral logic for teeth that fail to erupt.
- Oral surgeonsInsight into the orthodontic plan that follows surgical exposure.
Curriculum
Impacted incisors: diagnostics, planning, surgical and orthodontic treatment (1 h 49 min) 10 topics
- Impacted teeth diagnostics
- Complications caused by impacted teeth
- Treatment planning
- Classification of impacted canines
- Surgical approach and biomechanics
- Errors in the treatment of impacted canines
- VISTA and VIPA: indications
- Impacted central incisors: treatment protocol
- Impacted lateral incisors: treatment protocol
- Palatal expansion: biomechanics, rules, appliances
Impacted premolars and canines in the maxilla (1 h 58 min) 11 topics
- Treatment planning for impacted canines
- Detailed treatment protocol for impacted canines
- Biomechanics of orthodontic treatment of impacted canines
- Surgical aspects of the treatment of impacted canines
- Installation of zygomatic microimplants
- Working with the occlusal plane during treatment
- Treatment of impacted canines in children and teenagers
- Errors and complications and their management
- Lever arm: selection and methods of creation
- Treatment of high-lying impacted canines
- Analysis of canine and premolar impaction cases
Impacted molars and canines in the mandible (2 h 18 min) 10 topics
- Diagnostics of impacted mandibular canines
- Biomechanics of mandibular canine treatment
- Classification of impacted mandibular canines
- Placement of microimplants in the mandible
- Mandibular canine treatment in children and teenagers
- Surgical aspects of mandibular canine treatment
- Impacted molars: biomechanics, surgical and orthodontic protocol
- Preparing cantilevers and attachments for correction
- Errors in the treatment of impacted teeth
- Analysis of canine and premolar impaction cases
Impacted canines: techniques and concepts of treatment (1 h 04 min) 8 topics
- Classifications of impacted canines
- Surgical approach and biomechanics
- Impaction discrepancy index for assessment
- Uncovering labial canines: open window, closed eruption, apically positioned flap
- Transposition methods: VISTA and VIPA
- Protocol for superficial palatal maxillary canines
- Protocol for deep palatal maxillary canines
- Step-by-step palatal impacted canine cases
Impacted teeth with malocclusion: principles (1 h 09 min) 5 topics
- VISTA: cases, surgical tools and how to avoid mistakes
- Cases of impacted mandibular teeth
- Video protocol of ramus screw placement
- Gummy smile: classification, diagnosis, physiology, concepts, tools
- Gummy smile treatment
Mistakes and complications with impacted canines (1 h 25 min) 3 topics
- Palatal canine cases: diagnosis, plan, photo protocols, long-term results, complications
- Mini-implants in the treatment of impacted canines
- Choosing torque in the treatment of impacted canines
Before you buy
Is this only about canines?
No. Canines feature heavily, but there are dedicated protocols for impacted incisors, premolars and molars in both arches.
Does it cover the surgical side too?
Yes. Each session pairs surgical exposure and anchorage with the orthodontic mechanics, so it suits combined treatment planning.
Do I get CME credit or a certificate?
No. Clinicapedia provides the educational content only — no CME or CE credits, MOC points or certificates of completion are included with this product.
Specifications
| Format | Online video course |
|---|---|
| Instructor | Patricia Vergara |
| Contents | 6 sessions · 47 topics |
| Duration | 9 h 46 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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