Orthodontics
Current Principles and Techniques
- 4th Edition - April 15, 2005
- Latest edition
- Authors: Lee W. Graber, Thomas M. Graber, Robert L. Vanarsdall, Katherine W. L. Vig
- Language: English
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… Read more
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Description
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
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
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
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
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: April 15, 2005
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Lee W. Graber
Affiliations and expertise
Licensed Specialist in Orthodontics; Board Certified, American Board of Orthodontics, USATG
Thomas M. Graber
Affiliations and expertise
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 ReseRV
Robert L. Vanarsdall
Affiliations and expertise
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, PAKV
Katherine W. L. Vig
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair, Section of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA