An introduction to orthodontics

An introduction to orthodontics / Laura Mitchell ; with contributions from Simon J. Littlewood, Zararna L. Nelson-Moon, Fiona Dyer.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchell, Laura, 1958- (Author)
Other Authors: Littlewood, Simon J. (Contributor), Nelson-Moon, Zararna (Contributor), Dyer, Fiona (Contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Orthodontics.
Orthodontics, Corrective.
MEDICAL > Dentistry > Orthodontics.
Orthodontics, Corrective
Orthodontics
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • 1 The rationale for orthodontic treatment
  • 1.1 Definition
  • 1.2 Prevalence of malocclusion
  • 1.3 Need for treatment
  • 1.4 Demand for treatment
  • 1.5 The disadvantages and potential risks of orthodontic treatment
  • 1.6 The effectiveness of treatment
  • 1.7 The temporomandibular joint and orthodontics
  • 2 The aetiology and classification of malocclusion
  • 2.1 The aetiology of malocclusion
  • 2.2 Classifying malocclusion
  • 2.3 Commonly used classifications and indices
  • 2.4 Andrewsâ€? six keys
  • 3 Management of the developing dentition3.1 Normal dental development
  • 3.2 Abnormalities of eruption and exfoliation
  • 3.3 Mixed dentition problems
  • 3.4 Planned extraction of deciduous teeth
  • 3.5 What to refer and when
  • 4 Craniofacial growth, the cellular basis of tooth movement and anchorage
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Craniofacial embryology
  • 4.3 Mechanisms of bone growth
  • 4.4 Postnatal craniofacial growth
  • 4.5 Growth rotations
  • 4.6 Craniofacial growth in the adult
  • 4.7 Growth of the soft tissues
  • 4.8 Control of craniofacial growth
  • 4.9 Growth prediction4.10 Biology of tooth movement
  • 4.11 Cellular events associated with loss of anchorage
  • 4.12 Cellular events during root resorption
  • 4.13 Summary
  • 5 Orthodontic assessment
  • 5.1 Introduction to orthodontic assessment
  • 5.2 Taking an orthodontic history
  • 5.3 Clinical examination in three dimensions
  • 5.4 Extra-oral examination
  • 5.5 Intra-oral examination
  • 5.6 Diagnostic records
  • 5.7 Forming a problem list
  • 6 Cephalometrics
  • 6.1 The cephalostat
  • 6.2 Indications for cephalometric evaluation
  • 6.3 Evaluating a cephalometric radiograph6.4 Cephalometric analysis: general points
  • 6.5 Commonly used cephalometric points and reference lines
  • 6.6 Anteroposterior skeletal pattern
  • 6.7 Vertical skeletal pattern
  • 6.8 Incisor position
  • 6.9 Soft tissue analysis
  • 6.10 Assessing growth and treatment changes
  • 6.11 Cephalometric errors
  • 6.12: 3D Cephalometric analysis
  • 7 Treatment planning
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 General objectives of orthodontic treatment
  • 7.3 Forming an orthodontic problem list
  • 7.4 Aims of orthodontic treatment
  • 7.5 Skeletal problems and treatment planning7.6 Basic principles in orthodontic treatment planning
  • 7.7 Space analysis
  • 7.8 Informed consent and the orthodontic treatment plan
  • 7.9 Conclusions
  • 8 Class I
  • 8.1 Aetiology
  • 8.2 Crowding
  • 8.3 Spacing
  • 8.4 Displaced teeth
  • 8.5 Vertical discrepancies
  • 8.6 Transverse discrepancies
  • 8.7 Bimaxillary proclination
  • 9 Class II division 1
  • 9.1 Aetiology
  • 9.2 Occlusal features
  • 9.3 Assessment of and treatment planning in Class II division 1 malocclusions
  • 9.4 Early treatment

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