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: 1. Biological Basis For Functional Appliance Therapy 2. Development of functional appliances 3. The role of genetics and environmental factors on the condyle in mandibular growth 4. Functional Appliance Therapy: Indications and Case selection 5. Clinical use of the Twin Block Appliance 6. Rigid Fixed Functional Appliances 7. Flexible Fixed Functional Appliances 8. Transferring from functional to fixed appliances 9. The use of functional appliances in the correction of Class III malocclusion 10. Functional Appliances: A focused review of the clinical evidence 11. Cases