cover image - Contemporary Orthodontics - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780323096270
Copyright: 2013
Publication Date: 04-10-2012
Page Count: 768
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $169.99

Contemporary Orthodontics - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

by William R. Proffit, DDS, PhD and Henry Fields, DDS, MS, MSD

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Contemporary Orthodontics - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition
ISBN: 9780323096270
Copyright: 2013
Publication Date: 04-10-2012
Page Count: 768
Imprint: Mosby
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Now in full color, Contemporary Orthodontics, 5th Edition is a practical resource with a long tradition of excellence. Line drawings and more than 1,000 new color images illustrate concepts more clearly than ever. This book includes detailed information on diagnosis, treatment planning concepts, related problems or controversies, and current treatment procedures, including the role of orthodontics in comprehensive treatment of patients with multiple problems.

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    • Updated material on psychosocial problems in orthodontic treatment, oral function, and the relationship between injury and dental disease.

    • Case studies throughout the text highlight the demand for orthodontic treatment, the etiology of orthodontic problems, and treatment planning for cleft lip and palate patients.
    • NEW! Review of the contemporary applications of 3D imaging in both diagnosis and evaluation of treatment.

    • NEW! Updated information on Temporary Anchorage Devices (TADs) and miniplates.

    • NEW! The latest advances in the biology of orthodontic treatment, including new ways to accelerate orthodontic tooth movement and the continuing evolution of improved fixed appliances.

    • NEW! Over 200 new figures to illustrate new concepts and procedures.

  • SECTION I: THE ORTHODONTIC PROBLEM

    1. Malocclusion and Dentofacial Deformity in Contemporary Society

    SECTION II: THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORTHODONTIC PROBLEMS 

    2. Concepts of Growth and Development

    3. Early Stages of Development

    4. Later Stages of Development

    5. The Etiology of Orthodontic Problems

    SECTION III: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING

    6. Orthodontic Diagnosis: The Problem-Oriented Approach

    7. Orthodontic Treatment Planning: From Problem List to Specific Plan

    SECTION IV: BIOMECHANICS, MECHANICS AND CONTEMPORARY ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES

    8. The Biologic Basis of Orthodontic Therapy

    9. Mechanical Principles in Orthodontic Force Control

    10. Contemporary Orthodontic Appliances

    SECTION V: TREATMENT IN PREADOLESCENT CHILDREN: WHAT IS DIFFERENT?

    11. Moderate Nonskeletal Problems in Preadolescent Children: Preventive and Interceptive Treatment in Family Practice

    12. Complex Nonskeletal Problems in Preadolescent Children: Preventive and Interceptive Treatment

    13. Treatment of Skeletal Problems in Children and Preadolescents

    14. Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment in the Early Permanent Dentition

    15. The Second Stage of Comprehensive Treatment: Correction of Molar Relationship and Space Closure

    16. The Third Stage of Comprehensive Treatment: Finishing

    17. Retention

    18. Treatment for Adults

    19. Combined Surgical and Orthodontic Treatment

  • William R. Proffit, DDS, PhD, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC and Henry Fields, DDS, MS, MSD, Professor, OSU College of Dentistry; Chief, Orthodontics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Department of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio
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