Adult Orthodontics

This book addresses the increasing prominence of adult orthodontics and provides an authoritative resource on the subject. The opening chapters provide the context for adult orthodontics, including patient demographics and etiology. The middle section of the book details treatment planning considerations and approaches. The final part of the book profiles patient cases, suggesting initial outcomes and longer term expectations.
This book will be of value to all those providing adult orthodontic services and those dealing with orthodontics as part of the inter-disciplinary management of the adult dentition.

Introduction: More than a Century of Progress in Adult Orthodontic Treatment

1 Potential Adult Orthodontic Patients – Who Are They?
Birte Melsen

2 Diagnosis: Chief Complaint and Problem List
Birte Melsen, Marco A Masioli

3 Aetiology
Birte Melsen

4 Interdisciplinary Versus Multidisciplinary Treatments
Birte Melsen

5 Treatment Planning: The 3D VTO
Birte Melsen, Giorgio Fiorelli

6 Tissue Reaction
Carlalberta Verna, Birte Melsen

7 Appliance Design
Birte Melsen, Giorgio Fiorelli, Delfino Allais, Dimitrios Mavreas

8 Anchorage Problems
Birte Melsen, Carlalberta Verna

9 Bonding Problems Related to Adult Rehabilitated Dentitions
Vittorio Cacciafesta, M Francesca Sfondrini, Carmen Giudice

10 Material-Related Adverse Reactions in Orthodontics
Dorthe Arenholt Bindslev

11 Patients with Periodontal Problems
Birte Melsen

12 A Systematic Approach to the Orthodontic Treatment of Periodontally Involved Anterior Teeth
Jaume Janer

13 Interdisciplinary Collaboration Between Orthodontics and Periodontics
Francesco Milano, Laura Guerra Milano

14 The Link Between Orthodontics and Prosthetics
Yves Samama

15 Patients with Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Problems
Birte Melsen

16 Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders
Peter Svensson

17 Invisalign®: as Many Answers as Questions
Rainer-Reginald Miethke

18 Progressive Slenderizing Technique
Pablo Echarri

19 Post-Treatment Maintenance
Birte Melsen, Sonil Kalia

20 What are the Limits of Orthodontic Treatment?
Birte Melsen

Index

Birte Melsen is Professor and Head of the Department of Orthodontics; School of Dentistry, Aarhus University in Aarhus, Denmark. She has authored more than 360 publications in the fields of growth, with her recent professional interests focusing primarily on the fields of skeletal anchorage, virtual imaging and adult orthodontic treatment.

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