Full Description
Comprehensive specialist manual covering the science and practice of functional appliance therapy
Integrates clinical and academic elements with emphasis on evidence-based research and its clinical application
Suitable for trainee and practicing orthodontists
Includes more than 600 photographs to enhance clarity of topics covered
Features contributions from top clinicians and researchers in the field
Contents
List of Contributors vi
Preface vii
1 Biological basis for functional appliance therapy 1
2 Development of functional appliances 10
3 The role of genetics and environmental factors on the condyle in mandibular growth 21
Peter A. Mossey and Colin Larmour
4 Functional appliance therapy: Indications and case selection 28
5 Clinical use of the Twin Block appliance 51
6 Rigid fixed functional appliances 70
Peter Miles
7 Flexible fixed functional appliances 93
Peter Miles
8 Transferring from functional to fixed appliances 102
9 The use of functional appliances in the correction of Class III malocclusion 119
Andrew DiBiase
10 Functional appliances: A focused review of the clinical evidence 127
11 Cases 135
Index 160
