Esthetics and Biomechanics in Orthodontics

EstheticsandBiomechanicsinOrthodontics,2ndEditionprovideseverythingyouneedtoknowtosuccessfullyapplybiomechanicsinclinicalorthodontics.Thiseditionfeaturesnewcontentintheareasoftoothmovement,treatingClassIIImalocclusions,skeletalanchorage,SurgeryFirsttreatmentplans,andspaceclosure.Inadditiontocomprehensiveguidanceonbasicbiomechanicprinciples,thisstate-of-the-artreferencealsoshowshowalltechniquescanapplybiomechanicalprinciplestoimprovetheforcedelivery,understandandpreventsideeffects,andachievepredictableresults.Highlyregardedleadauthor,Dr.RavindraNanda,isawidelyknownandrespectededucatorinthefieldoforthodontics.Comprehensivecoverageofdiagnosis,treatmentplanning,andestheticsintoothdisplayprovidesasolidfoundationinorthodontiaandbiomechanicproblemsolving.Casereportsincludehigh-qualityphotographs,radiographs,andillustrationstobettershowbiomechanicalprinciples.Radiographsandlinedrawingsaccompanyclinicalphotographstohelpillustratethevariousstagesoftreatment.NEW!Contentonthefundamentalsthatguideorthodontictoothmovementoffersaclearunderstandingofhoworthodonticappliancesworkandtheirroleindesigningtreatmentmethodologies.NEW!Contentonproceduresandindicationsforoptimalspaceclosurehelpsyoudefineprioritiesintreatmentplanningandunderstandallthetreatmentalternatives.NEW!Detailedinformationonbiomechanics-basedmanagementofimpactedcaninesprovidestreatmentplanningstrategiesandbiomechanictechniquestoachievedesiredresultswithoutincreasingtreatmenttime.NEW!CoverageonmodalitiesforthetreatmentofClassIIImalocclusionsoffersinsightintonewtreatmentprotocols-suchascorticotomy-assistedfacemasktherapyandcorticotomy-assistedmaxillaryprotraction-thatareavailabletoeffectivelytreattheseoccurrences.NEW!Detailedinformationonthedifferentformsofskeletalanchorage(includingmini-implanttechnology)showshowcertainchallengesassociatedwithtypesoftoothmovementcannowbeovercomebyapplyingsoundbiomechanicalprinciplestoskeletalanchorage.NEW!In-depthcoverageoftheSurgeryFirst(SF)treatmentplanoffersstep-by-stepexamplestohelpexplainthetechniqueofSendaiSFanditsbenefits