Description
Evidence-Based Orthodontics, Second Edition retains important elements of the First Edition, with several new sections to improve its use as a quick and comprehensive reference.
- New updated edition of a landmark text that surveys the principles and practice of evidence-based orthodontics
- Offers practical strategies for professionals to incorporate EBO in their daily practices
- Presents brief summaries of the best evidence for a wide range of clinical topics
- Incorporates information from over 400 systematic reviews, listed by topic
Table of Contents
List of Contributors vii
Foreword xi
1 Evidence‐Based Orthodontics – Its Evolution and Clinical Application 1
Katherine W. L. Vig
2 Clinical Research Design 11
Robert J. Weyant
3 Electronic Searching for Clinical Trials Information 25
Anne Littlewood
4 Making Sense of Randomized Clinical Trials and Systematic Reviews 37
Kevin O’Brien
5 Understanding and Improving our Evidence 49
Padhraig Fleming, Greg J. Huang, and Nikolaos Pandis
6 Factors Influencing Facial Shape 69
Stephen Richmond, Caryl Wilson-Nagrani, Alexei Zhurov, Damian Farnell, Jennifer Galloway,
Azrul Safuan Mohd Ali, Pertti Pirttiniemi, and Visnja Katic
Summaries of Selected Systematic Reviews 83
Summaries Contents 85
Preface to Summaries 91
Summaries 92
Additional References 205
Systematic Reviews in Orthodontics 209
Index 261
