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 Biological Basis For Functional Appliance Therapy -- Development Of Functional Appliances -- The Role Of Genetics And Environmental Factors On The Condyle In Mandibular Growth / Prof. Peter A. Mossey And Dr. Colin Larmour -- Functional Appliance Therapy : Indications And Case Selection -- Clinical Use Of The Twin Block Appliance -- Rigid Fixed Functional Appliances / Dr. Peter Miles -- Flexible Fixed Functional Appliances / Dr. Peter Miles -- Transferring From Functional To Fixed Appliances -- The Use Of Functional Appliances In The Correction Of Class Iii Malocclusion / Andrew Dibiase -- Functional Appliances : A Focused Review Of The Clinical Evidence -- Cases. Dr. Padhraig Fleming, Professor Robert Lee. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Content: Biological basis for functional appliance therapy -- Development of functional appliances -- The role of genetics and environmental factors on the condyle in mandibular growth / Prof. Peter A. Mossey and Dr. Colin Larmour -- Functional appliance therapy : indications and case selection -- Clinical use of the twin block appliance -- Rigid fixed functional appliances / Dr. Peter Miles -- Flexible fixed functional appliances / Dr. Peter Miles -- Transferring from functional to fixed appliances -- The use of functional appliances in the correction of class III malocclusion / Andrew DiBiase -- Functional appliances : a focused review of the clinical evidence -- Cases. A comprehensive specialist manual covering the science and practice of functional appliance therapy. It integrates clinical and academic elements with an emphasis on evidence-based research and its clinical application. Comprehensive specialist manual covering the science and practice of functional appliance therapyIntegrates 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 Orthodontic Functional Appliances: Theory and Practice integrates the clinical and academic elements of functional appliance therapy, with emphasis on an understanding of the latest research and its clinical application. Representing the first of its kind, this evidence-based text includes numerous full colour photographs and clinical cases Featuring contributions from top clinicians and researchers in the field, chapters delve into such topics as the biological basis for appliance therapy, development of functional appliances, indications and case selection, rigid and fixed functional appliances and the use of functional appliances in the correction of Class III malocclusion Comprehensive and illuminating, Orthodontic Functional Appliances is an essential reference for trainee and practising orthodontists wishing to gain an understanding of the current state of knowledge on this increasingly important facet of orthodontics --Book Jacket
