BOOK DESCRIPTION: Stay up-to-date on current topics and treatments with this exciting new text! Current Therapy in Orthodontics addresses the evolving science of orthodontics as it relates to optimal patient therapy and care. World-renowned authors and contributors walk you through diagnosis and treatment planning, the management of sagittal and vertical discrepancies, the management of adult and complex cases, and the application of biomedicine in orthodontic treatment. You’ll find discussions on such topics as patient compliance, sleep apnea, the importance of proper bracket selection and placement, how the periodontal condition impacts treatment in the adult patient, and the use of temporary anchorage devices. This comprehensive text is the must-have modern reference for both orthodontic and dental practice.

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
• Part 1: Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment
• 1. Quality of Life as an Indicator for Orthodontic Treatment
• B. Prahl-Andersen
• 2. Patient Compliance in Orthodontic Practice
• Pramod K. Sinha
• 3. Cephalomorphic and Biologic Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment
• Leonard S. Fishman
• 4. Occlusal Patterns in Orthodontic Patients: Using the Occlusal Force Measuring System
• Yukio Kitafusa
• 5. 3-D Superimposition for Quantification of Treatment Outcomes
• Lucia H.S. Cevidanes, Martin Styner, William R. Proffit
• 6. Bonding in Orthodontics
• Serdar Üsümez, Nejat Erverdi
• 7. The Implications of Bracket Selection and Bracket Placement on Expressed Tooth Movement and Finishing Details
• Anoop Sondhi
• 8. Quality Orthodontics: Going Against the Popular Trends
• Björn U. Zachrisson
• Part 2: Clinical Management of Sagittal and Vertical Discrepancies
• 9. Functional Treatment Objectives
• William J. Clark
• 10. Hybrid Functional Appliances for Management of Class II Malocclusions
• Tarisai Dandajena
• 11. Class II Combination Therapy: Molar Distalization and Fixed Functionals; Reducing Requirements of Patient Compliance for Predictable Completion of Treatment
• S. Jay Bowman
• 12. Maxillary Deficiency Syndrome
• James A. McNamara, Jr.
• 13. Effective Maxillary Protraction for Class III Patients
• Peter Ngan
• 14. Etiological and Therapeutic Consideration of Open Bite
• Kazunori Yamaguchi
• 15. Efficient Mechanics and Appliances to Correct Vertical Excess and Open Bite Patients
• Flavio Andres Uribe, Ravindra Nanda
• 16. Etiology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Deep Bite Malocclusion
• Madhur Upadhyay, Ravindra Nanda
• Part 3: Management of Adult and Complex Cases
• 17: Orthodontic Treatment in Adult Patients With Reduced Periodontal Attachment
• Julia Harfin
• 18. Diastemas: Is Permanent Retention Really Necessary?
• Thomas F. Mulligan
• 19. Selective Mechanics in Complex and Compromised Cases
• Sunil Kapila, Scott Conley
• 20. Orthodontics’ Role in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Richard S. Conley, Harry L. Legan
• 21. Optimizing Esthetics for the Interdisciplinary Patient
• Vincent G. Kokich
• 22. Temporary Anchorage Devices: Biomechanical Opportunities and Challenges
• Bhavna Shroff, Steven J. Lindauer
• 23. The Use of Microimplants in Orthodontics
• Hyo-Sang Park
• 24. Predictable Distalization of Molars in Nongrowing Patients with Temporary Anchorage
• Device Utilizing Titanium Miniplates
• 25. Rapid Tooth Movement and Effective Anchorage Control by Using Dentoalveolar Distraction Osteogenesis (DAD)
• Haluk Iseri, Gokmen Kurt, Reha Kisnisci
• Part 4: Applications of Biomedicine to Orthodontics
• 26. Mechanotransduction of Orthodontic Forces
• Sunil Wadhwa, Ravindra Nanda, Carol Pilbeam
• 27. Orthodontic Root Resorption
• Gregory J. King
• 28. Restoration of Oral and Craniofacial Defects by Stem Cells and Bioengineering Approaches
• Jin Kim, Candice Zemnick, Jeremy Mao

AUTHOR INFORMATION: By Ravindra Nanda, BDS, MDS, PhD, Professor and Head, Department of Craniofacial Sciences; Chair, Division of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT; and Sunil Kapila, Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI