How to prepare for Orthodontics Practical exams

Moving on to the non-clinical exam – ORTHO

TWIST …. TURN…but somehow ADAPT !

♦ Yes, the exam is about bending the given wire in the given time, and adapt it well to the cast.

♦ Commonly followed trend is having ADAMS, LABIAL BOW and one of the springs or retractors.

♦ Springs and retractors should not take you more than 5 minutes. 10 minutes for Adams, and the remaining time you can spend on labial bow and model analysis.

♦ Start with springs/ retractors, followed by Adams clasp and labial bow. This is because labial bow adaptation takes relatively more time.

♦ Do proper calculations for model analysis, always observe the casts well, they themselves give you the treatment plan.