Orthodontics: Current Principles and Techniques Book

Part I: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

1. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning: The Decision-Making Process in Orthodontics

2. Special Considerations in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

3. Psychological Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment

4. Craniofacial Imaging in Orthodontics

5. Genetics and Orthodontics

6. The Upper Airway and Craniofacial Morphology

7. Orthodontic Therapy and the Patient with Temporomandibular Disorder

Part II: Tooth Movement: Tissue and Biomechanical Considerations

8. Craniofacial Growth and Development: Evidence-Based Perspectives

9. Tissue Reactions in Orthodontics

10. Bone Physiology, Metabolism, and Biomechanics in Orthodontic Practice

11. Application of Bioengineering to Clinical Orthodontics

12. Biomechanical Considerations with Temporary Anchorage Devices

Part III: Mixed Dentition Diagnosis and Treatment

13. Mixed Dentition Diagnosis and Interceptive Treatment

14. Treatment of Patients in Mixed Dentition

Part IV: Orthodontic Treatment

15. Standard Edgewise: Tweed-Merrifield Philosophy, Treatment Planning, and Treatment

16. Contemporary Straightwire Biomechanics

17. Self-Ligating Brackets: Theory, Practice, and Evidence

18. Lingual Orthodontics with Completely Customized Appliances

19. Clear Aligner Treatment

Part V: Specialized Treatment Considerations

20. Integrating Digital and Robotic Technologies: Three-Dimensional Modeling, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, and Therapeutics

21. Bonding in Orthodontics

22. Non-Extraction Treatment

23. Periodontal-Orthodontic Interrelationships

24. Adult Interdisciplinary Therapy: Diagnosis and Treatment

25. Surgical Adjuncts to Orthodontics Treatment

26. The Orthodontist's Role in a Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Team

Part VI: Orthodontic Materials and the Evaluation of New Approaches

27. Stability, Retention, and Relapse

28. Dental Materials in Orthodontics

29. Searching for the Evidence for Clinical Practice

30. Lasers in Orthodontics

Index