Orthodontics: Principles and Practice (Dental Update)

✍ Scribed by Daljit Gill, Farhad B. Naini

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 384
• Series: Dental Update
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This latest addition to the Dental Update books series provides a clear and thorough guide to contemporary orthodontic principles and practice. Written as a highly practical clinical manual, it covers patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning of both standard class malocclusions and specific entities such as impacted teeth, digit sucking habits and asymmetries, as well as appliance techniques, complex and multidisciplinary care, and retention.Orthodontics: Principles and Practice is written by a range of international specialists in the field. It is an essential guide to the subject for dentists seeking to improve their knowledge of orthodontics, as well as dentistry students and trainee orthodontists.Key features• Covers the full process of orthodontic treatment from initial patient assessment to post-treatment stability• Provides up to date, evidence based and clinically relevant information• Presented in a clear practical format for use as a clinical manual• Written by international orthodontic specialists• Highly illustrated in full colour throughout

✦ Table of Contents

Orthodontics: Principles and Practice......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 13
1: Growth and Development......Page 15
1: An introduction to human craniofacial growth and development......Page 17
2: Development of the dentition......Page 31
2: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning......Page 41
3: Aetiology of malocclusion......Page 43
4: Patient assessment......Page 51
5: Facial aesthetics: historical and theoretical considerations......Page 60
6: Smile analysis......Page 69
7: The psychology of facial appearance......Page 75
8: Orthodontic records......Page 81
9: Cephalometric analysis......Page 92
10: Space planning for the dentition (space analysis)......Page 102
11: The index of orthodontic treatment need......Page 113
12: Principles of orthodontic treatment planning......Page 120
13: Orthodontically related root resorption......Page 131
14: The dento-legal and ethical aspects of orthodontic treatment......Page 153
3: The Management of Malocclusion......Page 163
15: Class I malocclusion......Page 165
16: Class II division 1 malocclusion......Page 173
17: Class II division 2 malocclusion......Page 180
18: Class III malocclusion......Page 188
19: Facial asymmetry......Page 196
20: Interceptive orthodontics......Page 203
21: Impacted teeth and their orthodontic management......Page 218
22: Anterior open bite malocclusion......Page 231
23: Deep overbite malocclusion......Page 238
24: Hypodontia......Page 252
25: Orthognathic management......Page 259
26: The multidisciplinary management of cleft lip and palate deformity......Page 268
27: The multidisciplinary management of obstructive sleep apnoea......Page 277
4: Appliance Techniques......Page 285
28: Biological responses during orthodontic tooth movement......Page 287
29: Orthodontic anchorage......Page 296
30: Orthodontic bone anchorage......Page 301
31: The straight wire appliance......Page 308
32: Self-ligating brackets......Page 314
33: The Tip-Edge appliance......Page 322
34: Clear aligners......Page 332
35: Functional appliances......Page 339
36: Lingual appliance techniques......Page 344
37: Stability and retention......Page 362
Index......Page 369