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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820490703321

Autore

Noar Joseph

Titolo

Interceptive orthodontics : a practical guide to occlusal management / / Joseph Noar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-88028-5

1-118-91733-2

1-118-88027-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (91 p.)

Disciplina

617.6/43

Soggetti

Malocclusion - Treatment

Teeth - Growth

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : what do we know about growth? -- Recognizing the problem : is a nice smile important? -- Investigations -- Managing the developing occlusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Identify problems and introduce solutions early for an ideal aesthetic result   Interceptive Orthodontic saims to guide the practitioner in the art of interceptive management of the developing dentition. The goal is to guide the permanent dentition into the line of the dental arches, avoiding complex orthodontic treatment for teeth displaced far from their ideal position, and thereby reducing orthodontic treatment time.  This book covers growth of the jaws and tooth development, and explains the correct timing of interceptive management. It also discusses orthodontic asse