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Occlusal plane control and mandibular position — Sadao Sato’s core protocols for Class II, Class III, open bite and MLD
Eleven lectures, a little over 26 hours in total, make up Occlusal Concept By Sadao Sato, a focused edition of Sato’s teaching on the occlusal plane, reference position and sequential guidance. Sato joins orthodontics, prosthodontics and functional dentistry to explain how posterior discrepancy and third molars drive malocclusion, and then gives treatment protocols for the main skeletal patterns and for TMD.
- 11lessons
- 3training modules
- 26 h 22 minof video
What you’ll be able to do
- Diagnose the reference position and plan a therapeutic condylar position for each pathology
- Measure the angle of disocclusion and read GOP, AOP and POP on the cephalogram
- Follow a stepwise protocol for Class III with fully erupted third molars and for anterior open bite
- Treat mandibular lateral displacement with a detailed diagnostic and biomechanical sequence
- Manage Class II with TMJ dysfunction through mandibular repositioning and retrusive guidance
- Design occlusion around bruxism as a stress-management function and monitor it with BruxChecker
Inside the course
Position of the mandible and the occlusal plane
The first lectures review gnathology’s history, centric relation versus reference position, the positioning role of occlusal support, and how the occlusal plane adapts during growth and orthodontic mechanics.
Growth, early care and skeletal patterns
Sato explains two-stage treatment, why early Class II correction pays off, the retrusive barrier on first molars, and the different logic for high- and low-angle Class II and III, including MEAW and double archwire mechanics.
Specific malocclusions, joints and bruxism
Dedicated lessons cover vertical incisal disocclusion, secondary open bite from osteoarthritis, MLD with cephalometric analysis, internal derangement stages, and an occlusion concept built on sequential guidance and canine guidance for bruxers.
Built for
- Orthodontists new to the Sato approachAn entry point into occlusal-plane thinking in half the viewing time of the full collection.
- Prosthodontists and gnathologistsA functional explanation of vertical dimension and posterior support before rehabilitation.
- Clinicians who treat TMD patientsOrthodontic options for joint problems alongside splints and physiotherapy.
Curriculum
Therapeutic Position Concept in Orthodontic Treatment (2 h 29 min) 15 topics
- The history of gnatology: the therapeutic position of the mandible
- The concepts of «reference position» and the centric relation
- Determination of the central relation
- Diagnosis of the reference position: the algorithm
- Choice of treatment tactics: decision-making algorithm
- The concept of the reference position
- The positioning mechanism of mandible
- Occlusal support: the value for mandible positioning
- Elements of the craniomandibular system
- Planning the position of the condyle depending on the pathology
- Determining the therapeutic position
- Problems of class 2: retrusion guidance
- Principles of pathology treatment in class 2
- Treatment of complex clinical cases: restoration of hearing
- Causes of relapses and methods of prevention
Significance of Occlusal Plane control in Orthodontic Treatment (2 h 33 min) 11 topics
- Types of occlusal plane: GOP, AOP, POP
- Angle of Disocclusion (AOD): calculation of the value
- Occlusal plane and mandibular adaptation
- Skeletal class 3 development
- Influencing factors to occlusal plane during treatment: posterior discrepancy
- Mechanics of class 3 treatment
- Development of class 2 high angle malocclusion
- Tasks, principles and sequence of class 2 treatment
- Arch form analysis: active and passive centric
- Retrusive guide
- Treatment of an open bite with chronic rheumatoid arthritis of the TMJ: a clinical example
Early Orthodontic Treatment Based on Sequential Occlusion Concept (2 h 30 min) 11 topics
- The concept of two-stage orthodontic treatment
- The advantage of early class 2 treatment
- The principle of adaptation and compensation: adaptation phases, compensation mechanisms
- Changes in occlusion during development: the effect of the third molars
- The retrosive guide and the retrosive barrier: features of the morphology of the first molars
- The influence of the retrosive guide on the class 2 development
- The concept of early orthodontic class 3 treatment
- Indications for removing temporary incisors
- The use of pads in growing patients in the class 2 treatment
- Vertical compensation of class 3
- Double arch wire mechanics
Orthodontic Treatment of High and Low Angle Class 2 Malocclusions Based on CMS concept (2 h 29 min) 9 topics
- Evolution of the human postura and facial skeleton
- Principles of formation of malocclusion
- The reasons for the formation of high angle class 2 and 3
- The high and low angle class 3: the main differences and principles of treatment
- Treatment mechanics of class 3: MEAW
- Treatment concept for low angle class 3: increase vertical dimension of occlusion
- Treatment mechanics of low angle class 2 malocclusion
- Treatment of class 2 in combination with TMJ disease
- Principles of treatment of high angle class 2
Open Bite and Class 3. Etiological consideration and treatment approach (1 h 58 min) 14 topics
- Vertical incisal disocclusion. Etiology
- Vertical incisal disocclusion diagnosis
- Changes in the occlusal plane during growth
- Factors influencing to the occlusal plane
- Posterior discrepancy
- Class 3. Etiology
- Treatment protocol for Class 3 (with full eruption of third molars)
- Open bite treatment protocol
- Class 3 open bite treatment protocol
- Class 2 open bite treatment protocol
- Secondary open bite due to osteoarthritis
- Secondary open bite treatment protocol
- Class 3 and open bite treatment mechanics
- Clinical cases
Class 2 Malocclusion. Mandibular repositioning therapy (2 h 23 min) 12 topics
- The relationship between the occlusal plane and malocclusion
- Class 2: dentoalveolar and skeletal forms. Characteristic
- The choice of the class 2 method of treatment depending on the clinical case
- Class 2 treatment planning
- Traditional approach to class 2 treatment
- Indications and contraindications for the premolars extraction
- Rules for the use of elastics
- Mandibular reposition in the class 2 treatment
- Retrusive guidance for class 2
- Leveling: simple or strategic
- Class 2 treatment with TMD
- Clinical cases
Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD) Malocclusion (2 h 32 min) 10 topics
- Characteristics of the Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD)
- Diagnostics of the Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD)
- X-ray examination
- Cephalometric analysis
- Relationship of occlusion pathology with the occurrence of TMD
- Occlusal plane and Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD)
- Treatment planning for Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD)
- Biomechanics of orthodontic treatment of Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD)
- Detailed protocol for the treatment of Mandibular Lateral Displacement (MLD)
- Clinical cases
Low Angle Malocclusion (2 h 16 min) 11 topics
- Cephalometric analysis
- Malocclusion: causes and tactics
- Growth and development of the skeleton: adaptation processes. Tilt angle control
- Posterior discrepancy: the formation of vertical incisal disocclusion. Role of third molars
- Vertical incisal disocclusion: treatment and prognosis
- Options for class 3 malocclusion
- Biological principles of pathology treatment: compensatory treatment
- Occlusal cant correction: recommendations
- Low angle class 3: characteristic features. Orthodontic Treatment Guide
- Treatment of low angle class 3: approach and tactics
- Adaptation and compensation: basic principles. Adaptation phases; types and mechanisms of compensation
Cranio-mandibular orthodontics. Concept and principles (2 h 34 min) 12 topics
- The evolution of cranio-mandibular orthodontics: a shift in concepts and paradigms
- Occlusion medicine: new field of healing art based on bruxism as a stress management function
- Mandibular position: most important subject in Cranio-Mandibular Orthodontics
- Occlusal Plane: VDO and POP as an essential element
- Occlusion Concept: sequential guidance
- Malocclusion and TMD
- Centric Relation (CR)
- Reference Position (RP): physiological and deranged
- Mandibular positioning
- Clinical cases: class 2
- Clinical cases: open bite
- Clinical cases: closed lock joint
Benefits of orthodontics in treatment of malocclusion with TMD (2 h 15 min) 15 topics
- Malocclusion: etiology and basic aspects
- Methods of treatment of malocclusion
- Craniofacial biology: principles of condyle growth
- The relationship between class 2 and TMJ dysfunction
- Stages of human skull development
- Occlusion treatment: a decision-making algorithm
- What is TMD?
- The origin of concomitant symptoms of TMD
- The sequence of development of internal derangement
- The idea of the centric relation
- Internal derangement: stages of development
- Cranio-mandibular system: principles of operation in normal and pathological conditions
- Orthodontic approach to the treatment of TMD: advantages
- Protocol for the treatment of pathology in class 2 and TMD
- Principles of treatment of TMD
Occlusion concept based on bruxism function of the masticatory organ (2 h 25 min) 13 topics
- Stress management function of the masticatory organ
- The mechanism of formation of bruxism
- Bruxism and gastric ulcer: a study
- The concepts of allostatic response and allostasis
- The concept of stress management
- BruxChecker: diagnosis of bruxism
- Abfractions: causes of development
- Canine guidance
- Methods for monitoring bruxism activity
- Muscle activity during sleep: a study
- Occlusion design in bruxism: the concept of sequential occlusion
- Change of the occlusal plane: a clinical example
- Disbalance of the autonomic nervous system: the influence of bruxism and the position of the lower jaw
Before you buy
Do I already own these lectures if I bought the Sadao Sato Online school?
Yes — all eleven lessons here also appear, with identical titles and durations, in the 22-lesson Sadao Sato Online school, so you only need one of the two.
Is MEAW taught in depth?
MEAW appears as treatment mechanics inside the Class III and open bite lessons; dedicated MEAW and Gummetal lectures are found only in the larger collection.
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 | Sadao Sato |
| Contents | 3 modules · 11 lessons |
| Duration | 26 h 22 min |
| Access | Lifetime, self-paced |
| Department | Dentistry |
| Delivery | Instant download · lifetime re-download |
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