Evidence-Based Orthodontics

by Huang, Greg J.; Richmond, Stephen; Vig, Katherine W. L.

• ISBN13: 9780813806143
• ISBN10: 0813806143
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-31
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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 Mead 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.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Contributor List	p. ix
Principles	p. 3
A Historical Perspective of Evidence-Based Orthodontics	p. 5
Clinical Research Designs	p. 15
Electronic Searching for Clinical Trials Information	p. 31
Selected Topics	p. 47
The Treatment of Class LI Malocclusion-Have We the Evidence to Make Decisions?	p. 49
External Root Resorption and Orthodontic Treatment-Assessment of the Evidence	p. 63
Malocclusion, Orthodontic Treatment, and Periodontal Health-An Assessment of the Evidence	p. 89
Stability of Anterior Open Bite Correction-An Assessment of the Evidence	p. 97
Orthodontics and Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders	p. 119
Self-Ligation	p. 135
Prevention of Demineralization During Orthodontic Treatment with Fluoride-Containing Materials or Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate	p. 149
Invisalign Therapy-A Systematic Review of Lower Quality Evidence	p. 167
Retention	p. 181
Quality of Outcome	p. 191
Stability of Orthognathic Surgery	p. 217
Orthodontic Treatment of the Transverse Dimension-Assessment of the Evidence	p. 233
Class III Malocclusion-The Evidence on Diagnosis and Treatment	p. 247
Evidence-Based Orthodontics in Perspective	p. 281
Evidence-Based Care in Context	p. 283
Playing Doctor: Evidence-Based Orthodontics	p. 293
Reflections on a Decade of Evidence-Based Dentistry	p. 301
Index	p. 307
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.