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Contemporary Orthodontics

  • 7 Edición - 10 de marzo de 2025
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Henry Fields, Brent Larson, David M. Sarver, William R. Proffit
  • Idioma: Inglés

**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Dentistry**Learn the latest approaches to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment! Contemporary Orthodontics, Seventh Edition prov… Leer más

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**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® in Dentistry**

Learn the latest approaches to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment! Contemporary Orthodontics, Seventh Edition provides an evidence-based guide to the stages of growth and development, diagnosis, treatment planning, and current treatment techniques. Coverage includes biomechanics and the mechanical principles in orthodontic force control, along with a discussion of contemporary orthodontic appliances and the treatment of malocclusion and dentofacial deformity. Illustrated case studies help you more easily apply concepts to practice. Written by an experienced team of orthodontic specialists led by Henry W. Fields Jr., Brent E. Larson, and David M. Sarver, this is the go-to orthodontics text and reference for dental students, general dentists, and orthodontic residents and specialists.

Puntos claves

  • NEW! Content updates include current discussions of scientific evidence, informed consent, AI, two new chapters on clear tray aligners, OSA-related issues, and technology applied to orthognathic surgery planning and treatment
  • NEW! More than 200 updated photos and illustrations demonstrate new techniques and technologies, increasing the total number of images in the book to nearly 2,000
  • Comprehensive coverage provides detailed information on principles of growth and development, diagnosis with helpful checklists,treatment planning with more guidance, and current treatment procedures
  • Coverage of topics included on the INBDE prepares you for the examination
  • Clear writing style and logical organization makes difficult topics easier to understand.
  • Case studies with photographs and illustrations highlight and reinforce key concepts in the treatment of complex problems in both children and adults
  • Focus on three major areas of dentistry includes: 1) the principles of growth and development that underlie the clinical practice of dentistry for children, 2) the application of those principles in diagnosis and treatment planning for children and adults, and 3) basic orthodontic treatment methods
  • Enhanced eBook version is included with every new print purchase, featuring access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

De interès para

Undergraduate dental students

Índice

Section I: The Orthodontic Problem

1. Malocclusion and Dentofacial Deformity in Contemporary Society

2. Concepts of Growth and Development

3. Early Stages of Development

4. Later Stages of Development

5. The Etiology of Orthodontic Problems

Section II: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

6. Orthodontic Diagnosis

7. Orthodontic Treatment Planning

Section III: Biomechanics, Mechanics, and Contemporary Orthodontic Appliances

8. The Biologic Basis of Orthodontic Therapy

9. Mechanical Principles in Orthodontic Force Control

10. Contemporary Orthodontic Appliances

Section IV: Treatment in Preadolescent Children: What Is Different?

11. Moderate Nonskeletal Problems in Preadolescent Children

12. Complex Nonskeletal Problems in Preadolescent Children

Section V: Growth Modification

13. Treatment of Skeletal Transverse and Class III Problems

14. Growth Modification in Class II, Open Bite/Deep Bite, and Multidimensional Problems

Section VI: Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment in the Early Permanent Dentition

15. Comprehensive Treatment in Adolescents: Alignment and Vertical Problems

16. Comprehensive Treatment in Adolescents: Space Closure and Class II/Class III Correction

17. Comprehensive Treatment

18. Clear Aligners in Adolescents

19. Retention

Section VII: Treatment for Adults

20. Special Considerations in Treatment for Adults

21. Clear Aligners in Adults

22. Combined Surgical and Orthodontic Treatment

Reseñas

"…an evidence-based guide to the stages of growth and development, diagnosis, treatment planning, and current treatment techniques… The book provides an understanding of this range of orthodontic specialty, and in extreme detail… [It] is in depth and does a great job of meeting the book's purposeful objectives…. offers a unique, in-depth foundation and discussion of orthodontics and its various approaches, meeting the needs of this audience.... [It] differs from other orthodontics titles by offering the founding literature that forms the basis of orthodontic education.... the cream of the crop for providing a solid foundation and in-depth knowledge of orthodontics, making it a highly respected title in the field."
Review by Matthew Moore, DMD (Private Practice), ©Doody's Review Service, 2026. Doody's Score: 90, 4 Stars!

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 7
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 7 de abril de 2025
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

HF

Henry Fields

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor Emeritus, OSU College of Dentistry; Chief, Orthodontics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Department of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio, USA

BL

Brent Larson

Professor and Director Brent Larson works in the Division of Orthodontics, Assistant Dean for Advanced Education, Director of Graduate Studies, MS Dentistry at the School of Dentistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor and Director, Division of Orthodontics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

DS

David M. Sarver

Adjunct Professor David M. Sarver works at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC; Private Practice, Birmingham, Alabama.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Adjunct Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Private Practice, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

WP

William R. Proffit

William R. Proffit wors in the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA