Stop losing inclination when you retract. Decide torque — don’t inherit it.
From the couple to the clinic: real vs relative torque, read directly off the wire’s position in the slot — applied to Class II, Class III, biprotrusion and open bite.
If any of this sounds familiar, this is the gap.
"I don’t understand torques" — one of the most frequent answers in Prof. Kleber’s student surveys, even from clinicians with years of fixed-appliance experience.
You retract — and the incisors tip. The case blocks on anterior contact, and you spend months recovering inclination you never planned to lose.
The CBCT shows a root against the cortical plate: resorption, fenestration and bone loss appearing at the worst possible moment.
Your torque control begins and ends with the bracket prescription — so torque is deciding your outcomes, not you.
Torque becomes something you read and apply — not hope for.
The course rebuilds torque from its foundation, the couple, and then takes it chairside: how to assess real versus relative torque by reading the wire’s position in the bracket slot, and how to control inclination in every major clinical scenario — retraction in Class II, compensation in Class III, profile control in biprotrusion and open bite, down to individual and finishing torques.
- +Retract anterior teeth in Class II without losing inclination — sliding versus entire-arch mechanics, 19x25 versus 17x25 wires, friction managed deliberately
- +Assess relative torque clinically by reading the wire in the slot or tube — before problems show on the radiograph
- +Compensate and decompensate Class III within the limits of the symphysis
- +Prevent root resorption, fenestration and bone loss caused by uncontrolled inclination
- +Apply individual torque with TMA wires and finishing torques that lock in intercuspation and stability
What is inside, module by module.
01Module I — Understanding the Basics
1 lesson+
Module I — Understanding the Basics
1 lessonThe couple as the foundation of torque, and how the line of action of force determines what actually happens.
- Types of tooth movement: translation, rotation and their combination
- Force and moment relative to the center of resistance
- Mastering the couple — the mechanism behind every torque expression
02Module II — Everything About Rectangular Wires
2 lessons+
Module II — Everything About Rectangular Wires
2 lessonsThe concept most clinicians never apply chairside: real torque versus relative torque.
- Real torque: what the wire–slot interaction actually delivers
- Relative torque: clinical assessment of the wire’s position in the bracket slot or molar tube
03Module III — Clinical Application of Torques
5 lessons+
Module III — Clinical Application of Torques
5 lessonsEvery major malocclusion scenario, from retraction control to finishing.
- Torque in Class II cases, parts 1 and 2 — retraction without losing inclination, wire sizes, friction management
- Torque in Class III cases — compensatory and decompensatory movement within bone limits
- Torque in biprotrusion and open bite cases — profile improvement and bite closure during retraction
- Individual and finishing torques — TMA wires, final intercuspation and occlusal stability
Beyond the core curriculum.
Explanatory torque video library (15+ clinical videos)
Real vs relative torque differences, retraction torque correction, the right moment to correct inclination, the L-loop for intrusion, the two-couple torquing arch, the wagon wheel effect, and torque in excessively proclined teeth.
Torques e-book: Rectangular Wires in Torques
The reference e-book on third-order control with rectangular wires, to keep at the chair.
Prof. Dr. Kleber Meireles.
Orthodontist, international speaker and creator of the KM Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning System. Specialist in Orthodontics at USP Bauru, professor and coordinator of postgraduate orthodontics programs, co-creator of the Centrex System published in the Dental Press Journal.
His teaching is built on one premise: cases that used to take four to five years can be resolved in under two — not through talent, but through diagnosis and biomechanics applied as a method.
Built for a specific clinician.
- +Orthodontists working with fixed appliances who want torque control beyond prescriptions
- +Clinicians managing Class II, Class III, biprotrusion or open bite cases where inclination decides the outcome
- +Practitioners treating periodontally compromised patients, where every millimeter of root position matters
- +Anyone whose retractions tip, block or finish with poor intercuspation
- −Complete beginners — the course assumes you know the fundamentals (line of action, center of resistance)
- −Aligner-only practices — the focus is fixed-appliance mechanics
- −Clinicians convinced that the bracket prescription alone handles torque
One price. Everything included.
Secure checkout via Eduzz. Card, installments and international payment supported.
- +3-module video curriculum
- +8 lessons
- +6h 19m of content
- +1 year access
- +Explanatory torque video library (15+ clinical videos)
- +Torques e-book: Rectangular Wires in Torques
Before you ask.
Is the course in English?
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Yes. All lessons, the video library and the e-book are in English, made for an international audience of orthodontists in 131 countries.
How long do I have access?
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One year of full access to the 3 modules, the bonus video library and the e-book, on any device.
I already use pre-adjusted brackets. Why do I need this?
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Prescriptions deliver torque only when the wire fully fills the slot — which it rarely does in practice. The course teaches you to read how much torque the wire is really expressing and to add or remove it deliberately, instead of relying on the prescription and hoping for the best.
Does it cover torque during retraction specifically?
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Yes — it is the core of Module III. Class II retraction is covered in two dedicated lessons: sliding versus entire-arch mechanics, 19x25 versus 17x25 wire choices, and friction management to keep inclination under control.
Is it useful for aligner treatment?
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The biomechanical principles — the couple, real vs relative torque — apply to any appliance, but the clinical lessons and the video library are built around fixed appliances and rectangular wires.
What if it does not change my clinical assessment?
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Watch Module II and check the relative torque on your next patient’s working archwire. If it does not change what you see, request a full refund within 15 days.
Torque becomes something you read and apply — not hope for.
Torque biomechanics beyond bracket prescriptions. Control inclination during retraction, prevent root resorption and fenestration, and finish with stable intercuspation.
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