Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Dentistry - Orthodontics

This book presents the neurobiology of orthodontics according to the most recently acquired knowledge on the interaction of the brain activity with the senses. In particular, it highlights the ability of orofacial sensory input to modulate and change the brain activity underlying functions of the stomatognathic system, such as chewing, biting, speech, and occlusal feedback. The approach adopted thereby represents a significant departure from traditional orthodontics, in which malocclusions of the teeth have been interpreted as deriving from DNA coding errors. The described new...

The authors explain the steps of diagnosing basic orthodontic problems and analyzing dental radiographs and include many of the forms and charts dentists use for examination, diagnosis, and appliance design. Readers will learn about the mechanics of how appliances move teeth,...

Orthodontics: Principles and Practice is written by a range of international specialists in the field. It is an essential...

Promising numerous advantages in design, treatment efficacy, and reduced treatment time,
self-ligating brackets have become a major part of modern orthodontic practice.
Self-Ligating Brackets in Orthodontics: Current Concepts and Techniques summarizes
contemporary information and clinical studies on these popular systems, integrating them with the authors' practical, hands-on experience. Encompassing all aspects of treatment with self-ligating fixed appliances from biomechanics to material properties, including diagnostic and therapeutic principles, this book provides...

Structured over four sections, Orthodontics at a Glance covers:

• Craniofacial growth and development
• Diagnosis and treatment planning
• The management of malocclusion
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Complications from dental procedures are inevitable and encountered by all dental professionals. Avoiding and Treating Dental Complications: Best Practices in Dentistry is designed to address proper management of these situations in everyday practice.

• Covers a range of dental issues and complications found in daily practice
• Written by experts in each specialty
• Features tables and charts for quick information
• Includes clinical photographs and radiographs

Open-Bite Malocclusion: Treatment and Stability presents the etiology, treatment, and its stability of anterior open bite malocclusion in the early, mixed, and permanent dentitions. Special emphasis is devoted to orthodontic treatment and its stability in the permanent dentition because this is the time when treatment of open bite presents greater relapse. Appropriate for clinicians, orthodontic residents, and dental students, Open-Bite Malocclusion covers the most simple treatment approaches to the most complex, from orthodontic devices to tooth extraction to surgery.