• Written by the author of the best-selling Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry
• Provides a first-rate introduction to current thinking and practice in orthodontics
• Generous provision of worked case examples to complement the topics of orthodontic assessment and treatment planning

New to this edition

• Revisions reflect a particular emphasis towards evidence-based practice
• Separate chapter on the subject of retention to reflect its importance
• Selected materials from the book available on an Online Resource Centre, including a downloadable form for patient assessment
• New four colour design

Readership: Dental undergraduates and those studying towards a Masters qualification in orthodontics (trainees). Secondary readership in the form of orthodontic therapists (new in training), the increasing numbers of dental nurses certifying in orthodontic dental nursing, general dental practitioners.

Laura Mitchell, Consultant Orthodontist, St Luke's Hospital, Bradford, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Leeds Dental Institute, Vice-Dean of the Dental Faculty of the Royal College of Surgeons (2004-6)

"An excellent and comprehensive introduction to orthodontics, written specifically with dental students, orthodontic therapists and clinicians in mind. It easily achieves its objectives and provides the reader with so much more. It will also appeal to orthodontic postgraduate students as it provides an excellent introductory overview for the reader before they attempt to read more indepth literature." - British Dental Journal, February 2008

"...an excellent introduction to the study and practice of orthodontics...the book is well written...and I would readily recommmend it to all concerned." - Dental Update

1: The rationale for orthodontic treatment
2: The aetiology and classification of malocclusion
3: Management of the developing dentition
4: Zarana Nelson-Moon: Craniofacial growth, the cellular basis of tooth movement and anchorage
5: Orthodontic assessment
6: Cephalometrics
7: Simon Littlewood: Treatment planning
8: Class I
9: Class II division 1
10: Class II division 2
11: Class III
12: Anterior open bite and posterior open bite
13: Crossbites
14: Canines
15: Bridget Doubleday: Planning anchorage
16: Simon Littlewood: Retention
17: Removable appliances
18: Fixed appliances
19: Simon Littlewood: Functional appliances
20: Adult orthodontics
21: Simon Littlewood: Orthodontics and orthognathic surgery
22: Cleft lip and palate and other craniofacial anomalies
23: Orthodontic first aid