This podcast delivers a high-yield, board-focused review of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics tailored specifically for INBDE preparation. It explains orthodontic tooth movement as a biologic process, emphasizing the role of the periodontal ligament, osteoclasts, osteoblasts, prostaglandins, and force magnitude in bone remodeling, pain response, and movement kinetics.

The series integrates biomechanics and clinical mechanics, covering forces, moments, couples, centers of resistance and rotation, anchorage, and TADs, with clear explanations of optimal forces for tipping, translation, intrusion, and torque. It connects growth and development principles to treatment timing, highlighting craniofacial growth patterns, ossification mechanisms, dentition stages, and occlusal development critical for diagnosis and early intervention.

Listeners also review malocclusion classification, cephalometric interpretation, mixed-dentition analysis, orthodontic appliances, surgical orthodontics, relapse, and retention, with frequent INBDE alerts that link biology to clinical decision-making and test strategy. The result is a concise, clinically grounded, exam-optimized orthodontics review designed for efficient learning and long-term retention.