Orthodontics Current Principles And Techniques 4/E-2008 by Graber

The world's bestselling orthodontics reference, Graber's Orthodontics offers all the essentials of orthodontic care -- from diagnosis to treatment. This edition includes the latest evidence-based research and concepts of today's orthodontics, with coverage of treatment methods ranging from basic to highly complex situations. Written by a team of world-renowned authors, this book offers practical information that you can use every day.

Key Features :

• Comprehensive coverage of multiple appliances and materials in orthodontics today ensures that the readers learn everything they need to know for their own practice.
• World-renowned orthodontic researcher, academic, and practitioner contributions add credibility and expertise to each chapter of the text, making it an authoritative resource.
• Extensive references allow readers to delve further into orthodontic research or study topics related to the evidence-based research presented in each chapter.
• Tables and boxes throughout the text offer streamlined information from the text and elaborate on the concepts illustrated in the figures.
• The extensive collection of illustrations and clinical photographs demonstrate case studies and treatment options in detail, offering visual evidence of orthodontic techniques, problems, and solutions.

Table Of Contents :

• 1.Special Considerations in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
• 2. Craniofacial Imaging in Orthodontics
• 3. Genetics and Orthodontics
• 4. The Upper Airway and Cranial Morphology
• 5. Tissue Reactions in Orthodontics
• 6. Bone Physiology, Metabolism, and Biomechanics in Orthodontic Practice
• 7. Application of Bioengineering to Clinical Orthodontics
• 8. Orthodontic Therapy and the Temporomandibular Disorder
• 9. Biomaterials in Orthodontics
• 10. Statistics for the Orthodontist
• 11. Interceptive Guidance of Occlusion with Emphasis on Diagnosis
• 12. Functional Appliances
• 13. Treatment of Patients in the Mixed Dentition
• 14. Bonding in Orthodontics
• 15. Precise Bracket Placement: Effective and Efficient Indirect Bonding
• 16. The Tweed-Merrifield Edgewise Appliance: Philosophy, Diagnosis, and Treatment
• 17. Self-Ligation Orthodontics with the SPEED Appliance
• 18. Treating the Face with Biocompatible Orthodontics
• 19. The In-Ovation Bracket for Fully Adjusted Appliances
• 20. Nonextraction Treatment
• 21. Treatment Options for Sagittal Corrections in Noncompliant Patients
• 22. Periodontal/Orthodontic Interrelationships
• 23. Adult Interdisciplinary Therapy: Diagnosis and Treatment
• 24. Orthodontic Aspects of Orthognathic Surgery
• 25. Craniofacial Distraction Osteogenesis: Basic Principles and Clinical Applications
• 26. The Orthodontist’s Role in a Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Team
• 27. Retention and Relapse
• 28. Clear Plastic Appliances for Retention and Tooth Movement

About The Author :

Thomas M. Graber, DMD, MSD, PhD, OdontDr, DSc, ScD, MD, FDSRCS(Eng), Director, Kenilworth Dental Research Foundation, Clinival Professor, Orthodontics, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, Former Professor and Chairman, Section of Orthodontics, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Editor-in-Chief, World Orthodontic Journal; Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics; Recipent, Albert H. Ketcham Award, Recipent, AAO Distinguished Service Award, Recipient, Joseph Jarabak International Teaching and Research Award, Recipient, MSO Outstanding Teacher Award, Recipient, Mershon and Hellman Lecture Award, Recipient, Heritage Lecture Award. Robert L. Vanarsdall, Jr., DDS, Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; Staff, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Albert Einstein Medical Center, and the Medical College of Pennsylvania; Co-editor, Journal of Adult Orthodontics and Orthognathic Surgery; Private Practice, Philadelphia, PA. Katherine W. L. Vig, BDS, MS, FDS(RCS), DOrth, Professor and Chair, Section of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.