Popular with thousands of students and clinicians, this book is the established introduction to the study and practice of orthodontics. With the increased demand for, and expansion of orthodontic services, this third edition has been updated to provide a comprehensive orientation to current thinking and practice for dental students and dental care professionals. Coverage ranges from the anatomical features leading to assessment, through cephalometrics and treatment planning for all classes of patient. Modern appliance options are reflected, as well as the demand for adult orthodontics, and innovations in surgical orthodontics. The ultimate resource for those new to the study of orthodontics, the book also serves as a launch-pad for those intending to specialise, and as an aid to interdisciplinary management of the dentition for general dental practitioners, paediatric dentists and other specialists.

1. The rationale for orthodontic treatment; 2. The aetiology and classification of malocclusion; 3. Management of the developing dentition; 4. Craniofacial growth, the cellular basis of tooth movement and anchorage, Zarana Nelson-Moon; 5. Orthodontic assessment; 6. Cephalometrics; 7. Treatment planning, Simon Littlewood; 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. Planning anchorage, Bridget Doubleday; 16. Retention, Simon Littlewood; 17. Removable appliances; 18. Fixed appliances; 19. Functional appliances, Simon Littlewood; 20. Adult orthodontics; 21. Orthodontics and orthognathic surgery, Simon Littlewood; 22. Cleft lip and palate and other craniofacial anomalies; 23. Orthodontic first aid

Laura MitchellConsultant 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)

`Review from previous edition 'Although no textbook can be regarded as an alternative to supervised training, this introduction to orthodontics is a well laid out and easy to follow book that is full of useful information for dental undergraduates, dentists with an interest in orthodontics and specialists in related fields such as paediatric dentistry.' ' International Journal of Pediatric Dentistry