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HANDBOOK OF ORTHODONTICS
Handbook of Orthodontics
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By
Martyn Cobourne, BDS(Hons), FDSRCS(Eng), FDSRCS(Edin), MSc, MOrth RCS(Eng), FDSOrth RCS, PhD, Reader and Honorary Consultant, Department of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Development, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK
Andrew DiBiase, BDS(Hons), FDSRCS(Eng), MSc, MOrth RCS(Eng), FDSOrth RCS, Consultant, Department of Orthodontics, East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, Kent, UK

Description
Richly illustrated and in full colour throughout, the new HANDBOOK OF ORTHODONTICS presents the subject of orthodontics in an accessible, easy-to-read manner. Whilst maintaining a strong clinical focus throughout, this new volume provides the reader with a firm understanding of the problem of malocclusion and its management and addresses the controversies in modern orthodontics by taking an evidence-based look at current clinical practice. The book also presents a clear explanation of the basic sciences of relevance to the orthodontist, including an up-to-date look at craniofacial development, growth and syndromic conditions that affect this region.

Audience
Senior dental students, PG trainees and residents in orthodontics, general dental practitioners, orthodontic therapists.

Contents
1 Occlusion and malocclusion
2 Prenatal development of the craniofacial region
3 Postnatal growth of the craniofacial region
4 Development of the dentition
5 Orthodontic tooth movement
6 The orthodontic patient: examination and diagnosis
7 The orthodontic patient: treatment planning
8 Contemporary removable appliances
9 Contemporary fixed appliances
10 Management of the developing dentition
11 Management of the permanent dentition
12 Adult orthodontics
13 Cleft lip and palate, and syndromes affecting the craniofacial region

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 424 pages, publication date: FEB-2010
ISBN-13: 978-0-7234-3450-4
ISBN-10: 0-7234-3450-6
Imprint: MOSBY


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