Gain an Insight into the Current Thinking and Practice for Dental Students and Dental Care Professionals.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54721) has announced the addition of An Introduction to Orthodontics, Third Edition to their offering.

* Written by the author of the best-selling Handbook of Clinical Dentistry

* Provides a first-rate introduction to current thinking and practice in orthodontics

* Generous provision of worked case examples to complement the topics of orthodontic assessment and treatment planning

New to this edition

* Revisions reflect a particular emphasis towards evidence-based practice

* Separate chapter on the subject of retention to reflect its importance

* Selected materials from the book available on an Online Resource Centre, including a downloadable form for patient assessment

New four colour design

Popular with thousands of students and clinicians, this book is the established introduction to the study and practice of orthodontics. With the increased demand for, and expansion of orthodontic services, this third edition has been updated to provide a comprehensive orientation to current thinking and practice for dental students and dental care professionals.

Coverage ranges from the anatomical features leading to assessment, through cephalometrics and treatment planning for all classes of patient. Modern appliance options are reflected, as well as the demand for adult orthodontics, and innovations in surgical orthodontics.

The ultimate resource for those new to the study of orthodontics, the book also serves as a launch-pad for those intending to specialise, and as an aid to interdisciplinary management of the dentition for general dental practitioners, paediatric dentists and other specialists.

Readership: Dental undergraduates and those studying towards a Masters qualification in orthodontics (trainees). Secondary readership in the form of orthodontic therapists (new in training), the increasing numbers of dental nurses certifying in orthodontic dental nursing, general dental practitioners.

Authors, editors, and contributors

* Laura Mitchell, Consultant Orthodontist, St Lukes Hospital, Bradford, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Leeds Dental Institute, Vice-Dean of the Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons (2004-6)

Contributors:

* Dr Zarana Nelson-Moon, Consultant Orthodontist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds

* Dr Simon Littlewood, Consultant Orthodontist, St Lukes Hospital Bradford and Honorary Lecturer, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds

* Dr Bridget Doubleday, Consultant Orthodontist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Glasgow Dental School, Glasgow

Topics Covered

1. The rationale for orthodontic treatment 

2. The aetiology and classification of malocclusion 

3. Management of the developing dentition

4. Facial growth (N.E. Carter)

5. Orthodontic assessment

6. Cephalometrics

7. Treatment planning

8. Class 1

9. Class II division 1

10. Class II division 2

11. Class III

12. Anterior open bite and posterior open bite

13. Crossbites

14. Canines

15. Anchorage, tooth movement, and retention (B. Doubleday)

16. Removable appliances

17. Fixed appliances

18. Functional appliances (N.E. Carter)

19. Adult orthodontics

20. Orthodontics and orthognathic surgery

21. Cleft lip and palate and other craniofacial anomalies

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