Improve patient outcomes with the latest advances in aligner treatment and orthodontics! Principles and Biomechanics of Aligner Treatment describes how to use and adjust the materials involved in tooth alignment. Featuring full-color photos and illustrations, this book provides a clear overview of tooth alignment techniques along with step-by-step instructions for both normal and unusual cases. An Expert Consult website includes access to the fully searchable eBook. From a team of active clinicians and researchers led by Ravindra Nanda, this expert resource takes your orthodontic skills to the next level.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Inside front cover - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Foreword - p. iii 9. Contents - p. iii 10. List of Illustrations - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: Diagnosis and treatment planning in the three-dimensional era - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Current biomechanical rationale concerning composite attachments in aligner orthodontics - p. 12 14. Chapter 3: Clear aligners: Material structures and properties - p. 28 15. Chapter 4: Influence of intraoral factors on optical and mechanical aligner material properties - p. 34 16. Chapter 5: Theoretical and practical considerations in planning an orthodontic treatment with clear aligners - p. 41 17. Chapter 6: Class I malocclusion - p. 50 18. Chapter 7: Aligner treatment in class II malocclusion patients - p. 64 19. Chapter 8: Aligners in extraction cases - p. 80 20. Chapter 9: Open-bite treatment with aligners - p. 94 21. Chapter 10: Deep bite - p. 108 22. Chapter 11: Interceptive orthodontics with aligners - p. 116 23. Chapter 12: The hybrid approach in class II malocclusions treatment - p. 133 24. Chapter 13: Aligners and impacted canines - p. 147 25. Chapter 14: Aligner orthodontics in prerestorative patients - p. 166 26. Chapter 15: Noncompliance upper molar distalization and aligner treatment for correction of class II malocclusions - p. 188 27. Chapter 16: Clear aligner orthodontic treatment of patients with periodontitis - p. 201 28. Chapter 17: Surgery first with aligner therapy - p. 220 29. Chapter 18: Pain during orthodontic treatment: Biologic mechanisms and clinical management - p. 251 30. Chapter 19: Retention and stability following aligner therapy - p. 258 31. Chapter 20: Overcoming the limitations of aligner orthodontics: A hybrid approach - p. 272 32. Index - p. 289
Improve patient outcomes with the latest advances in aligner treatment and orthodontics! Principles and Biomechanics of Aligner Treatment describes how to use and adjust the materials involved in tooth alignment. Featuring full-color photos and illustrations, this book provides a clear overview of tooth alignment techniques along with step-by-step instructions for both normal and unusual cases. An Expert Consult website includes access to the fully searchable eBook. From a team of active clinicians and researchers led by Ravindra Nanda, this expert resource takes your orthodontic skills to the next level.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Inside front cover - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Foreword - p. iii 9. Contents - p. iii 10. List of Illustrations - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: Diagnosis and treatment planning in the three-dimensional era - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Current biomechanical rationale concerning composite attachments in aligner orthodontics - p. 12 14. Chapter 3: Clear aligners: Material structures and properties - p. 28 15. Chapter 4: Influence of intraoral factors on optical and mechanical aligner material properties - p. 34 16. Chapter 5: Theoretical and practical considerations in planning an orthodontic treatment with clear aligners - p. 41 17. Chapter 6: Class I malocclusion - p. 50 18. Chapter 7: Aligner treatment in class II malocclusion patients - p. 64 19. Chapter 8: Aligners in extraction cases - p. 80 20. Chapter 9: Open-bite treatment with aligners - p. 94 21. Chapter 10: Deep bite - p. 108 22. Chapter 11: Interceptive orthodontics with aligners - p. 116 23. Chapter 12: The hybrid approach in class II malocclusions treatment - p. 133 24. Chapter 13: Aligners and impacted canines - p. 147 25. Chapter 14: Aligner orthodontics in prerestorative patients - p. 166 26. Chapter 15: Noncompliance upper molar distalization and aligner treatment for correction of class II malocclusions - p. 188 27. Chapter 16: Clear aligner orthodontic treatment of patients with periodontitis - p. 201 28. Chapter 17: Surgery first with aligner therapy - p. 220 29. Chapter 18: Pain during orthodontic treatment: Biologic mechanisms and clinical management - p. 251 30. Chapter 19: Retention and stability following aligner therapy - p. 258 31. Chapter 20: Overcoming the limitations of aligner orthodontics: A hybrid approach - p. 272 32. Index - p. 289
