Release Date: 01 September, 2002
Hardcover
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From Book News, Inc.
Focusing on the best possible outcome for the patient, this book illustrates how orthodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and facial plastic surgeons can work together to treat dentofacial deformities. A new approach to orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning, the soft tissue paradigm, is presented, and the etiology and development of dentofacial problems is overviewed. The book describes the use of computer technology for diagnosis and treatment planning, growth modification approaches to dentofacial deformity, the role of orthodontic and surgical camouflage of jaw discrepancies, orthognatic surgery, and the role of distraction osteogenesis in managing dentofacial problems. Detailed case reports, with color and b&w photos and drawings, illustrate the treatment of a variety of problems. Editor Proffit is professor of orthodontics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Description
This new full-color reference and textbook on orthodontics and orthognathic surgery includes the latest content on surgical orthodontic techniques. Presenting the most comprehensive and sophisticated information available, it explores the integrated orthodontic and surgical management of patients with dentofacial deformity.
Book Info
Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Text illustrates how orthodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and facial plastic surgeons work together to treat dentofacial deformities. Features an overview of the etiology, development of dentofacial problems, and more. Contains high-quality color illustrations. DNLM: Stomatognathic System--surgery--Case Report.
About the Author
William R Proffit, DDS, PhD, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Raymond P White, DDS, PhD, Chapel Hill NC; and David M Sarver, DMD, MS, Birmingham, AL Rating
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