Textbook of Orthodontics - Hardcover

Bishara DDS BDS DOrtho MS, Samir E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0721682898 ISBN 13: 9780721682891

Publisher: Saunders, 2001

Synopsis

This is a comprehensive textbook written for the dental student. Dr. Bishara and contributors present the fundamentals of orthodontics with a simple, easy to follow approach. The book contains 31 chapters divided into 6 sections: Growth and Development; Diagnosis; Appliances; Treatment and Treatment Considerations; Orthodontics and Adjunct Treatment; and Review of Orthodontic Topics.

Comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of orthodontics, including general embryology; approaches to the diagnosis of different malocclusions; how orthodontic appliances work; surgical orthodontics and temporomandibular disorders.

More than 20 renowned contributors allow the reader to learn from todays leading orthodontic experts, including Thomas Graber, Eugene Roberts, and A.E. Athanasiou.

Provides a detailed approach of how to examine an orthodontic case, diagnose and differentiate between simple and more complex problems.

More than 960 illustrations visually demonstrate case examples from start to finish - clinical applications come to life!

About this title

About the Author

Samir E. Bishara, DDS, MS, Professor, University of Iowa, College of Dentistry, Iowa City, IA

Edition details

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721682898
• ISBN 13: 9780721682891
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 608