Huang: Evidence-Based Orthodontics

Evidence-Based Orthodontics satisfies the educational demands of orthodontics, which demands the integration of the best research evidence with the clinician’s expertise and the patient’s unique values and circumstances.

This land-mark text is the first to be devoted to the methodology, principles and practice of evidence-based practice in orthodontics. It aims to serve as a reference for those wishing to understand the principles of evidence-based practice including the foundation for clinical study design, epidemiology and the statistical inferences from data. The ability to define a search strategy from established databases and to identify relevant clinical and translational research in the scientific published literature requires a new approach in orthodontic education.

Evidence-Based Orthodontics provides a contemporary approach to those strategies in clinical orthodontic practice. The growing ability to translate critical appraisals of evidence into clinical practice and evaluate clinical evidence for its validity and potential usefulness requires an understanding of basic elements in epidemiology and biostatistics.

Evidence-Based Orthodontics provides its readers with a cogent, clear resource with which to navigate and understand this important subject area. It provides students and practitioners of orthodontics with an indispensible guide to this vital tenet of education, research, and clinical practice. 

Key Features 

• Land-mark text surveys the principles and practice of evidence-based orthodontics.
• Covers clinical study design, epidemiology, and understanding of statistical data.
• Equips readers with critical apparatus for understanding orthodontic literature.
• Reviews the available evidence and studies in orthodontics.
• Clear and cogent approach to clarify this vital area of study, research, and practice.

Contents

Part 1 Principles.

• Chapter 1 A Historical Perspective of Evidence-Based Orthodontics 
• Chapter 2 Clinical Research Designs 
• Chapter 3 Electronic Searching for Clinical Trials Information 

Part 2 Selected Topics.

• Chapter 4 The Treatment of Class II Malocclusion—Have We the Evidence to Make Decisions? 
• Chapter 5 External Root Resorption and Orthodontic Treatment—Assessment of the Evidence 
• Chapter 6 Malocclusion, Orthodontic Treatment, and Periodontal Health 
• Chapter 7 Stability of Anterior Open Bite Correction 
• Chapter 8 Orthodontics and Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders 
• Chapter 9 Self-Ligation 
• Chapter 10 Prevention of Demineralization During Orthodontic Treatment with Fluoride-Containing Materials or Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate 
• Chapter 11 Invisalign Therapy 
• Chapter 12 Retention 
• Chapter 13 Quality of Outcome 
• Chapter 14 Stability of Orthognathic Surgery 
• Chapter 15 Orthodontic Treatment of the Transverse Dimension 
• Chapter 16 Class III Malocclusion 

Part 3 Evidence-Based Orthodontics in Perspective

• Chapter 17 Evidence-Based Care in Context 
• Chapter 18 Playing Doctor: Evidence-Based Orthodontics 
• Chapter 19 Reflections on a Decade of Evidence-Based Dentistry 

Index. 

About the Authors 

• Greg J. Huang, DMD, MSD, MPH is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Washington.
• Stephen Richmond, BDS, DOrth RCS, MScD, FDSRCS, PhD is Professor of Orthodontics and Head of Applied Clinical Research and Public Health, Department of Applied Clinical Research and Public Health, at the University Dental Hospital at Cardiff University.
• Katherine W. L. Vig, BDS, MS, DOrth RCS, FDSRCS is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of Orthodontics at The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry. 

Product Details

• Paperback: 348 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813806143
• ISBN-13: 978-0813806143
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches

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