Contemporary Orthodontics by William R. Proffit, William R. Proffit, David M. Sarver, David M. Sarver, Henry W. Fields Jr.

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Synopsis

Now in full color, Contemporary Orthodontics, 4th Edition is a practical resource with a long tradition of excellence. Line drawings and more than 1,000 new color images illustrate concepts more clearly than ever. This book includes detailed information on diagnosis, treatment planning concepts, related problems or controversies, and current treatment procedures, including the role of orthodontics in comprehensive treatment of patients with multiple problems.

• A NEW full-color design includes a total of more than 1,400 clinical photographs and illustrations.
• Application of the "soft tissue paradigm" to modern orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning.
• Critical evaluation of controversies in treatment approaches and treatment timing.
• NEW information on the use of cone beam CT for 3-dimensional evaluation of dental and facial dimensions and relationships, and 3-D superimpositions to evaluate treatment response.
• Problem-oriented treatment planning, with use of digital technology to develop a database that can feed through to the treatment plan.
• Updated content on biomechanics to help you plan efficient use of modern orthodontic appliance systems.
• NEW skeletal anchorage techniques using bone anchors and mini screws.
• Chapters on adult treatment featuring the sequencing of multidisciplinary treatment, the new approach to lingual orthodontics, and a discussion of surgical vs. orthodontic treatment options.
  
  

• Full-color design includes hundreds of clinical photographs and illustrations with brighter, more engaging text and more demonstrative figures.
• Diagnosis and treatment planning chapters are revised to consider new paradigms toteach students and orthodontists how to apply the results of current research to their practice and treatment plans.
• Current technologies and advances in contemporary treatment provide clinicians with ways to make treatment planning and execution more efficient.
• Updated content on biomechanics gives clinicians ways to plan appropriate orthodontic appliance systems through which mechanotherapy is delivered using principles of forces.
• Updated information on mechanical devices, such as transplants, transpositions, implants, and temporary anchorage using mini screws, provide an understanding on how these devices can affect orthodontic treatment and what is available on the market to improve treatment outcomes.
• Appliance chapters have been condensed to reflect only the most useful and contemporary materials.
• Chapters on treatment for adults have been rewritten to include new concepts in periodontics and new clinical cases with predictions and outcomes and discussion of surgical vs. orthodontic treatment options.
• Early treatment chapters have been consolidated and new research included in the reorganization of content to make it consistent with the best data available in the literature.
• Every section of the book begins with a "section opener" to outline the main concepts discussed in that section.

Annotation

This book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Frederick G. Preis, B.S., D.D.S. (University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery)
Description:This book could well be called "An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Orthodontics" because of its thoroughness both of text and illustrations. The book introduces even the uninitiated to the full range of orthodontic understanding and treatment. However, once past the early chapters, the depth and complexity of the subject become evident and the casual reader will realize that this is an upper level text requiring a background in orthodontics as well as in general dentistry. The authors have used pictures and comparisons to great advantage and the use of color in noting different sections adds interest and clarity to the pages. The previous edition was published in 2000 and this edition has fewer chapters but nine more pages, so it is still heavy.
Purpose:This is intended as a textbook for dental students and dentists as well as an in-depth resource for full time students of orthodontics, whether still in residency or in practice. The reputation of the authors allows readers and clinicians to proceed with confidence. The material is presented in a clear and precise manner and with a natural progression. Although, in general, the book meets the authors' objectives, it is incomplete in discussing and showing patients with the mixed dentition, having only one lateral photograph of a patient in Chapter 12.
Audience:This is a marvelous, complete, and authoritative introduction to orthodontics on the "400" level. Although most general practitioners will find the book provides more depth than necessary for them,it is nevertheless a worthy addition to one's dental library to answer those questions that will crop up.
Features:The book covers a full range of topics in orthodontics, presenting them in an orderly fashion. The sections on growth and development, diagnosis and treatment planning, and biomechanics are particularly good. I would have liked some discussion on "model surgery" and multidisciplinary treatment and greater elaboration on the preadolescent. The photographs are of excellent quality. The radiographs on page 104 are an exception, although, by their very nature, they are hard to reproduce to the extent necessary for interpretation. A glossary is unnecessary, considering the intended audience. Another item I consider archaic is the inclusion of photographs of a patient with full bands undergoing Begg treatment.
Assessment:The third edition was a standard used by many, and for good reason. This fourth edition will continue the tradition because of the color, the graphics, the photographs, the section on micro-implants, the layout, the credibility of the authors, and the presentation of current information in orthodontics. Other books may be superior in some areas, but this one is well rounded and gives an honest appraisal of the subjects it addresses. Each of the author's strengths is apparent, as are their biases. I have used the third edition as a basis for a course I have taught for the past five years and this new edition appears more user-friendly. I would be remiss, however, if I did not mention that the weight and cost could be negatives and the book may provide more than you want or need. I like the book.

Biography

Proffit, William R., DDS, PhD (Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill); Fields, Henry W., Jr., DDS, MS, MSD (Ohio State Univ)