Orthodontics: Principles and Practice (2^nd Ed.)

The second edition of this comprehensive guide has been fully updated to provide undergraduate dental students with the latest developments in the field on orthodontics.

Beginning with an overview of the history of the specialty, growth and development, and classification and aetiology, the following sections explain diagnosis and teeth biomechanics.

The remaining sections provide in depth discussion on orthodontic treatment, from preventive measures, to treatment planning, appliances, and different types of corrective management, including surgical procedures.

Each chapter includes sample long and short questions, as well as a chart summarising key points of the topic to assist revision. The book is highly illustrated with clinical images, flow charts and tables, and also includes a supplementary free booklet of more than 2300 multiple choice questions (MCQs).

Key Points

• Fully revised, new edition providing latest developments in field of orthodontics
• Each chapter features sample long and short questions for revision
• Includes a free booklet of more than 2300 MCQs
• Previous edition (9789350252420) published in 2011

SECTION 1: Introduction and History

• Introduction
• History

SECTION 2: Growth and Development

• General Principles of Growth and Development
• Prenatal Growth and Development
• Postnatal Growth and Development
• Development of Dentition and Occlusion

SECTION 3: Classification and Etiology

• Occlusion—Basic Concepts
• Classification of Malocclusions
• General Etiological Factors of Malocclusion
• Local Etiological Factors
• Genetics in Orthodontics
• Epidemiology of Malocclusion

SECTION 4: Diagnosis and Diagnostic Aids

• Orthodontic Diagnosis
• Model Analysis
• Cephalometrics
• Maturity Indicators

SECTION 5: Biomechanics

• Biology of Tooth Movement
• Mechanics of Tooth Movement

SECTION 6: Preventive and Interceptive Orthodontics

• Preventive Orthodontics
• Interceptive Orthodontics
• Oral Habits and Their Management

SECTION 7: Treatment Planning

• Orthodontic Treatment Planning
• Anchorage in Orthodontics
• Methods of Gaining Space
• Arch Expansion
• Extraction in Orthodontics

SECTION 8: Orthodontic Instruments

• Orthodontic Instruments

SECTION 9: Pre-clinical Orthodontics

• Pre-clinical Orthodontics

SECTION 10: Orthodontic Appliances

• General Principles of Orthodontic Appliances
• Removable Appliances
• Fixed Orthodontic Appliances and Techniques
• Functional Appliances
• Orthopedic Appliances

SECTION 11: Corrective Orthodontics

• Management of Class I Malocclusion
• Management of Class II Malocclusion
• Management of Class III Malocclusion
• Management of Midline Diastema
• Management of Open Bite
• Management of Deep Bite
• Management of Crossbite
• Management of Cleft Lip and Palate

SECTION 12: Surgical Orthodontics

• Surgical Orthodontics

SECTION 13: Retention and Relapse

• Retention and Relapse

SECTION 14: Laboratory Procedures in Orthodontics

• Orthodontic Study Model
• Welding and Soldering

SECTION 15: Recent Advances in Orthodontics

• Adult Orthodontics
• Implants in Orthodontics
• Invisalign Techniques
• Laser in Orthodontics
• MCQs in Orthodontics

Index

Basavaraj Subhashchandra Phulari BDS MDS FRSH FAGE
Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Mauras College of Dentistry, Hospital and Oral Research Institute, Republic of Mauritius