ISBN-13: 9786206143864 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str.
ISBN-13: 9786206143864 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str.
James A. McNamara Jr. is an American-trained, board certified, Orthodontist. McNamara has a long history of both experimental and clinical research in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. He has published more than 300 articles in scientific journals and authored 77 books, monographs, and book chapters He is known for his development of McNamara Analysis, one of the more popular methods of Cephalometric Analysis. And had also focused on clinical studies of the effects of Orthodontic, Orthopedic and Surgical interventions on the Growth of the Face. He maintained a large colony of rhesus monkeys for nearly 20 years, publishing a series of papers dealing with electromyography, cephalometrics, and histological analysis of craniofacial adaptations in rhesus monkeys to various orthopedic techniques used in orthodontics. The overall goal of McNamara's research is to provide a sound biological basis for understanding how the face normally grows and how facial growth can be altered by experimental and therapeutic intervention. McNamara is widely admired for his selfless nature and desire to help everyone.