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1 online resource (xiii, 311 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 Andrews� six keys |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Orthodontics.
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Orthodontics, Corrective.
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Orthodontics
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Orthodontics, Corrective
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MEDICAL -- Dentistry -- Orthodontics.
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Orthodontics, Corrective
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Orthodontics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Littlewood, Simon J., contributor
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Nelson-Moon, Zararna, contributor
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Dyer, Fiona, contributor
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| ISBN |
9780191003035 |
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0191003034 |
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