Essential Orthodontics: Diagnosis and Treatment is designed to help dental students, orthodontic residents, and general dentists understand the basic concepts and procedures essential to the diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of patients who have relatively simple malocclusion problems. 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, the different types of appliances, and the orthodontic materials on the market. The authors also explain and demonstrate through color photos how to take dental impressions, create plaster casts, how to create the various fixed and removable appliances, and how to write a laboratory prescription for each appliance. A needed text for the dental student, it is also an excellent resource for dentists wanting to expand their services.

Essential Orthodontics is a comprehensive introduction to the biological principles of orthodontics. This book covers the why, when and how of orthodontics, enabling readers to identify which individuals need to be treated, to diagnose based on individual dentofacial development, and to understand the mechanical principles and tissue responses involved. Divided into three parts, this authoritative resource covers pretreatment considerations, treatment principles of skeletal and dentoalveolar anomalies, and tissue response to orthodontic and orthopaedic forces. Classification of malocclusions and craniofacial growth and development are discussed, and the text explores how to distinguish between normal occlusion and malocclusions. Essential Orthodontics outlines how to perform a comprehensive orthodontic examination leading to an orthodontic diagnosis, and the formation of a treatment plan. Following a student-friendly layout with key objectives and chapter summaries, Essential Orthodontics is an accessible yet comprehensive resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate dental students.

Exam oriented book: Bullet style of presentation makes content easy to remember and reproduce in exams. Plenty of simplified line diagrams, flowcharts aid in visual learning and can be reproduced in exams for good scores.

Providing an introduction to current thinking and practice in orthodontics, this text covers all aspects of the field, including clinical practice and treatment planning.

This textbook is a comprehensive guide to clinical and surgical orthodontics for dental students. Beginning with an introduction to the history and scope of orthodontics, the following chapters describe growth and development, and different circumstances that may require orthodontic treatment. Diagnosis and treatment planning are discussed in depth, as are the latest materials and appliances, and the mechanics of how these appliances move teeth. Written in clear, easy to understand language, this invaluable resource is highly illustrated with more than 360 clinical photographs, diagrams, tables and flowcharts. Key points Comprehensive guide to orthodontics for dental students In depth coverage of diagnosis, treatment planning, materials, appliances and mechanics Presented in clear, easy to understand format Includes more than 360 photographs, diagrams, tables and flowcharts

This second edition has been rewritten to reflect changes in the field. Concentrating on the most current concepts and best treatment methods in modern orthodontics, it provides an overview of diagnosis and treatment planning, followed by descriptions of orthodontic techniques.