PREADJUNSTED EDGEWISE FIXED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE

DESCRIPTION

Preadjusted EdgewiseFixed Orthodontic Appliances: Principles and Practice comprehensivelycovers the increasinglypopular preadjusted edgewisetechnique in orthodontics.
The book integrates clinicalpractice and research findings, focusing on the biomechanics and clinicalmanagement of patients with preadjusted edgewiseappliances. A unique learningresource for specialists and trainees in orthodontics, the book ishighly illustrated and broad in scope,covering everything from informed patientconsent to clinical techniques to information about how to managepatient malocclusions. Core topics include:

·       A thorough introduction to the principles of treatment planning, orthodontic biomechanics, anchorage, informed patient consent, and the dentolegalaspects of orthodontic treatment

·       An explorationof the preadjustededgewise appliance, including bracket design, bracket placement, orthodontic bonding and debonding,archwires, mini-implants (TADs) and auxiliaries

·       Comprehensive description of the stages oftreatment with preadjusted edgewise appliances, including alignment and levelling,controlled space closure, finishing and retention

·       Information on the managementof the majormalocclusions (Class II, Class III,anterior open bite, deep overbiteand transverse problems) with preadjusted edgewise appliances

Perfect forpostgraduate dentists undergoing specialist training inorthodontics, specialist practitioners, and hospital consultant orthodontists, Preadjusted Edgewise Fixed Orthodontic Appliances: Principles and Practice will also be usefulto dentists with a special interest in orthodontics, orthodontic therapists, and orthodontic nurses who seeka comprehensive manual of the most popular fixed orthodontic appliance technique.
Farhad B. Naini isa Consultant Orthodontist, Department of Orthodontics, Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and St GeorgesUniversity Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Daljit S. Gill is a Consultant Orthodontist, Department of Orthodontics,Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCLHEastman DentalHospital, London, UK.