17: Surgery first with aligner therapy Flavio Uribe, Ravindra Nanda Historic background The treatment of moderate to severe dentofacial deformity is usually addressed by means of orthognathic surgery. The objectives…
12: The hybrid approach in class II malocclusions treatment Francesco Garino, Tommaso Castroflorio, Simone Parrini Introduction Several protocols have been proposed for treatment of class II malocclusions. In nonextraction protocols,…
11: Interceptive orthodontics with aligners Tommaso Castroflorio, Serena Ravera, Francesco Garino Introduction Early orthodontic treatment is still a debated argument. According to the existing literature, the usefulness of interceptive orthodontics…
6: Class I malocclusion Mario Greco Introduction Class I malocclusions represent one of the most common conditions in the daily clinical practice and one of the most elective conditions to…
1: Diagnosis and treatment planning in the three-dimensional era Tommaso Castroflorio, Sean K. Carlson, Francesco Garino Introduction Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics is a specialty area of dentistry concerned with the…
4: Influence of intraoral factors on optical and mechanical aligner material properties Fayez Elkholy, Silva Schmidt, Masoud Amirkhani, Bernd G. Lapatki Introduction The triad of success of orthodontic therapy comprises…
5: Theoretical and practical considerations in planning an orthodontic treatment with clear aligners Tommaso Castroflorio, Gabriele Rossini, Simone Parrini Introduction After the Stone Age, the Iron Age, and the Bronze…
18: Pain during orthodontic treatment: Biologic mechanisms and clinical management Tiantong Lou, Johnny Tran, Ali Tassi, Iacopo Cioffi The importance of orthodontic pain Pain, as defined by the International Association…
3: Clear aligners: Material structures and properties Masoud Amirkhani, Fayez Elkholy, Bernd G. Lapatki Introduction The continued improvement of medical treatment demands easy to use, cheaper, and more durable products…
2 Understanding periodontitis Daniela Hoedke, Henrik Dommisch Periodontitis is a complex inflammatory human disease. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), periodontitis is considered as a chronic noncommunicable disease (NCD),…
15 Prevention and prophylaxis in orthodontics: Neglected opportunities for successful prevention Karl-Friedrich Krey, Anja Ratzmann, Nadezhda Stancheva Prevention, derived from the Latin word praevenire‚ includes measures, programs, and projects to…
10 Fissure sealing: Still to be recommended? Kim R. Ekstrand, Azam Bakshandeh, Christian H. Splieth Due to their macromorphologic structure, occlusal surfaces on molars are extremely caries prone (Fig 10-1). In…
1 Understanding caries Christian H. Splieth, Mhd Said Mourad, Mohammad Alkilzy, Julian Schmoeckel, Ruth M. Santamaría In their new consensus statement on the terminology of dental caries and dental caries…
13 Self-assembling peptides: A perfectly engineered preventive and therapeutic tool? Mohammad Alkilzy, Christian H. Splieth Despite the caries decline over the last five decades in many countries,1,2 dental caries is…
3 Fluoride: How much is needed? Livia M.A. Tenuta, Line Staun Larsen, Branca Heloisa Oliveira, Ana Paula P. Santos, Carlos González-Cabezas Few areas in health have seen such a dramatic…
8 Tooth brushing: Myth and science Stefan Zimmer In many countries, caries prevalence has considerably declined in several age groups during the past 40 years. However, there is little evidence…
17 Caries risk or activity: Which should we assess? Margherita Fontana, Ruth M. Santamaría Effective management of dental caries throughout the lifespan of an individual depends on an ongoing process…
6 Oral hygiene: The best route to a healthy mouth? Elena Figuero, Irene Dige, Vita Mačiulskienė The dental biofilm is considered to be the major biologic determinant common to the…
14 Nonrestorative cavity control: Can nonoperative “preventive” treatment replace restorations? Ruth M. Santamaría, Nicola Innes Until recently, caries lesions were managed by the conventional “drill and fill” philosophy, meaning complete…
