The second edition is expanded and rejuvenated with a greater focus on PG students, orthodontic educators, UG students and practitioners. The book covers entire panorama of science and clinical practice of orthodontics, from basics to clinical, presented in 58 chapters organised in 15 sections. The information is provided in-depth, literature supported, complimented with real life scenarios and case reports. A special effort has been made to include structured information on subjects of relevance which are much talked about but found only in journals.
Key Features * Contains a balanced blend of texts, graphics, boxes and clinical case reports encountered in clinical practice * A comprehensive coverage of cephalometric radiology, ethnic norms and advances in three-dimensional imaging * A detailed step by step approach to orthodontic treatment with contemporary fixed appliances, from diagnosis to finishing * Provides an up-to-date information on topics of day-to-day relevance such as epidemiology of malocclusion and orthodontic induces, psychological aspects of orthodontics, bounding, care and maintenance of occlusion after orthodontic treatment * Presents updated information on temporary anchorage devices (TAD), impacted and transposed teeth, inter-disciplinary treatment, management of cleft lip and palate and orthographic surgery * Emerging fields such as surgically facilitated rapid tooth movement, distraction osteoporoses and obstructive sleep appose (OSA) are included with up-to-date clinically relevant information * Includes Companion Website containing procedural videos
About the Author O. P. Kharbanda BDS (Lucknow), MDS (Lucknow), M Orth RCS (Edinburgh), M MEd (Dundee), FAMS, is Head, Division of Orthodontics and Deferential Deformities, Center for Dental Education and Research at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. He has more than 30 years of clinical, teaching and research experience in India and abroad. He has been a visiting Professor to University of Sydney, Australia and University of Connecticut, USA. He has authored more than 100 research publications, book chapters, manuals, and is the recipient of academic and research awards. He has served/serves international editorial board and peer review board of major orthodontic journals of world repute. He serves on various national organizations such as Ministry of Health, Dental Council of India, Indian Council of Medical Research and Dept of Biotechnology to name a few. He is past President of the Indian Orthodontic Society (2008-09) and past President of Indian Association of Cleft Lip, Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies (2009-10).Currently, he is the Vice President of the Indian Society of Dental Research, Chair scientific 26th Conference of Indian Society for Dental Research and Co-Chair 8th Asian Pacific Orthodontic Conference.
Table of Contents Section I: Fundamentals of Orthodontics * Chapter 1 Consequences of malocclusion and benefits of orthodontic treatment * Chapter 2 Epidemiology of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment needs * Chapter 3 Recording the severity of malocclusion: orthodontic indices * Chapter 4 Classification and methods of recording malocclusion * Chapter 5 Psychological implications of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment * Chapter 6 Biological basis for orthodontic tooth movement
Section II: Growth of Face and Craniofacial Complex * Chapter 7 Prenatal development of the foetus with reference to craniofacial region * Chapter 8 Concepts of growth and development * Chapter 9 Postnatal growth of face and craniofacial region * Chapter 10 Altered orofacial functions and development of face and occlusion
Section IV: Orthodontic Cephalometrics * Chapter 14 Introduction to cephalometrics: historical perspectives and methods * Chapter 15 Downs’ analysis * Chapter 16 Tweed’s analysis * Chapter 17 Steiner’s analysis * Chapter 18 Ricketts’ analysis * Chapter 19 Vertical linear dimensions of face and Sassouni’s analysis * Chapter 20 Soft tissue analysis of face * Chapter 21 PA cephalometric analysis * Chapter 22 Errors in cephalometrics * Chapter 23 Computerised and digital cephalometrics * Chapter 24 Cephalometric superimpositions
Section V: Removable Orthodontic Appliances * Chapter 25 Role of removable appliances in contemporary orthodontics * Chapter 26 Invisible removable appliances: clear aligners
Section VI: Fixed Orthodontic Appliance * Chapter 27 Components of fi xed orthodontic appliance * Chapter 28 Orthodontic archwires: material and their properties * Chapter 29 Rubber and synthetic elastic accessories * Chapter 30 Orthodontic adhesives and bonding techniques
Section VII: Contemporary Orthodontic Treatment * Chapter 31 Principles of biomechanics and appliance design * Chapter 32 Anchorage in orthodontic practice * Chapter 33 Orthodontic treatment with contemporary fi xed appliance - Step 1: laying the foundation * Chapter 34 Orthodontic treatment with contemporary fi xed appliance - Step 2: major tooth movements * Chapter 35 Orthodontic treatment with contemporary fi xed appliance - Step 3: finishing and detailing
Section VIII: Interceptive Orthodontics * Chapter 36 Preservation of normal occlusion and interception of malocclusion during early mixed dentition * Chapter 37 Nonextraction treatment
Section IX: Class II Malocclusion * Chapter 38 Class II division 1 malocclusion: features and early intervention of growing maxillary excess * Chapter 39 Fundamentals of functional appliance therapy * Chapter 40A Interception and treatment of mandibular retrusion with removable functional appliances * Chapter 40B Interception and treatment of mandibular retrusion with non-compliant fixed functional appliances * Chapter 41 Mode of action of functional appliances * Chapter 42 Dentofacial orthopaedics for class II malocclusion with vertical maxillary excess * Chapter 43 Management of class II malocclusion with fixed appliance * Chapter 44 Class II division 2 malocclusion
Section X: Class III Malocclusion * Chapter 45 Class III malocclusion in growing patients * Chapter 46 Orthodontic treatment of borderline class III malocclusion
Section XI: Newer Trends in Orthodontic Practice * Chapter 47 Temporary anchorage devices * Chapter 48 Surgically facilitated rapid tooth movement (SF-RTM) * Chapter 49 Orthodontic considerations of inter-disciplinary treatment
Section XII: Impaction and Transposition * Chapter 50 Orthodontic aspects of impacted teeth * Chapter 51 Transposition of teeth
Section XIV: Expanding Role of Orthodontist and Inter-disciplinary Care * Chapter 54 Inter-disciplinary management of cleft lip and palate * Chapter 55 Orthodontist’s role in upper airway sleep disorders
Section XV: Steps in Conclusion of Orthodontic Therapy * Chapter 56 Deband, debracketing and delivery of retention appliance * Chapter 57 Post-orthodontic care and management of white spot lesions * Chapter 58 Maintenance of the outcome results, retention and relaps
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