Orthodontics: Current Principles and Techniques 5e

A leading orthodontics reference, Orthodontics: Current Principles and Techniques, 5th Edition provides the latest
information from the best experts in the field. It reflects today's emerging techniques, including new information on
esthetics, genetics, cone-beam and other three-dimensional technologies, and evidence-based treatment. Coverage of
diagnosis and treatment ranges from basic to highly complex situations, all in a concise, extensively illustrated
format. Also included with this edition is a companion website that includes an electronic version of all chapters,
supplemental content in select chapters, and a complete image collection to help with research and presentations.
Written by Lee W. Graber, Robert L. Vanarsdall Jr., and Katherine W. L. Vig, along with a team of expert contributors,
this is your go-to book for the practical orthodontic information you can use every day.


Orthodontics
5th Edition Current Principles and Techniques

By Lee W. Graber, DDS, MS, PhD, Licensed Specialist in Orthodontics; Board Certified, American Board of Orthodontics;
Robert L. Vanarsdall, Jr., DDS, 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, PA and Katherine W. L. Vig, BDS, MS, FDS(RCS), DOrth, Professor and Chair, Section of Orthodontics,
College of Dentistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH




Part I: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

1. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning: The Decision-Making Process in Orthodontics

2. Special Considerations in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

3. Psychological Aspects of Diagnosis and Treatment

4. Craniofacial Imaging in Orthodontics

5. Genetics and Orthodontics

6. The Upper Airway and Craniofacial Morphology

7. Orthodontic Therapy and the Patient with Temporomandibular Disorder

Part II: Tooth Movement: Tissue and Biomechanical Considerations

8. Craniofacial Growth and Development: Evidence-Based Perspectives

9. Tissue Reactions in Orthodontics

10. Bone Physiology, Metabolism, and Biomechanics in Orthodontic Practice

11. Application of Bioengineering to Clinical Orthodontics

12. Biomechanical Considerations with Temporary Anchorage Devices

Part III: Mixed Dentition Diagnosis and Treatment

13. Mixed Dentition Diagnosis and Interceptive Treatment

14. Treatment of Patients in Mixed Dentition

Part IV: Orthodontic Treatment

15. Standard Edgewise: Tweed-Merrifield Philosophy, Treatment Planning, and Treatment

16. Contemporary Straightwire Biomechanics

17. Self-Ligating Brackets: Theory, Practice, and Evidence

18. Lingual Orthodontics with Completely Customized Appliances

19. Clear Aligner Treatment

Part V: Specialized Treatment Considerations

20. Integrating Digital and Robotic Technologies: Three-Dimensional Modeling, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, and
Therapeutics

21. Bonding in Orthodontics

22. Non-Extraction Treatment

23. Periodontal-Orthodontic Interrelationships

24. Adult Interdisciplinary Therapy: Diagnosis and Treatment

25. Surgical Adjuncts to Orthodontics Treatment

26. The Orthodontist's Role in a Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Team

Part VI: Orthodontic Materials and the Evaluation of New Approaches

27. Stability, Retention, and Relapse

28. Dental Materials in Orthodontics

29. Searching for the Evidence for Clinical Practice

30. Lasers in Orthodontics

Index