Self-Ligation in Orthodontics

Self-Ligation in Orthodontics is a major new text that reviews, analyzes, and clarifies this exciting development in the field of orthodontics. The book offers an analysis of the basic properties of self-ligating brackets and provides a comprehensive review of their mechanism of engagement with archwires, along with clinical and scientific evidence on their performance. Content spans all relevant aspects of materials, biomechanics, and clinical management of self-ligating brackets employing an evidence-based approach. The current state of evidence is reviewed and provided in a wide range of topics.

THE EDITORS Both editors graduated from the School of Dentistry, University of Athens (Greece) and the Orthodontic postgraduate program of the Ohio State University, earning a Master's degree.

Theodore Eliades additionally holds a doctorate in biomedical materials from the University of Athens, and a PhD in biomaterials from the University of Manchester. He is an Associate Professor of Orthodontics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece), and affiliated with institutes in the USA and EU (Texas, Marquette, Manchester, and Bonn). His research on biomaterials has generated 85 articles, 15 chapters and 4 books, the diffusion of which into fields associated with natural and engineering sciences led to a fellowship at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, and a membership in both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics. Dr Eliades is Editor-in-Chief of the forthcoming Journal of Dental Biomechanics (Sage), Associate Editor of the European Journal of Orthodontics, and the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Editorial Board member in 5, and reviewer in 20 journals.

Nikolaos Pandis completed a fellowship in Craniofacial Orthodontics at the University of Texas, Southwester Medical Center. He is currently a doctoral Fellow at the University of Bonn and enrolled in the Master of Clinical Trials program at the College of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. He has published over 20 articles in the areas of self-ligating appliances and bonding, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr Pandis maintains an orthodontic practice in Corfu, Greece.

Contributors
Foreword
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Introduction
Development of Light Force Orthodontics: the Original Pin-a-slot Appliance as Ancestor to Modern Brackets
Introduction
Pin-a-slot appliances
Historical Aspects and Evolution of Ligation and Appliances
Introduction
Early ligatures
Elastomeric ligatures
Begg pins
Self-ligation
The Materials Science And Biomechanics Of Self-Ligation
The Significance of Bracket Material Properties in Orthodontic Mechanics
Introduction
Bracket base
Wings
Baseûwing joint
Bracket slot
Biomechanics of Self-Ligation: Analysis of Forces and Moments Exerted by Self-ligating Brackets
Introduction
Forces generated during initial alignment with self-ligating and conventional brackets
Forces generated by conventional and self-ligating brackets during simulated intrusionûextrusion and bucco-lingual correction
Moments generated during simulated rotational correction with self-ligating and conventional brackets
Consistency in the ligation force with active self-ligating brackets throughout treatment
Treatment Outcome-Clinical Performance
Essentials of Clinical Research Design
Introduction
Study design
Non-experimental/observational studies
Experimental studies/intervention studies
Conclusion
Determinants of Tooth Movement: Molecular Response of Periodontal Ligament and Bone to Loading
Introduction
Periodontal ligament
Orthodontic tooth movement
Efficiency and Treatment Outcome with Self-Ligating Brackets
Introduction
Treatment duration
Dental arch changes
Torque delivery
Space closure
Handling efficiency
Discomfort
Root Resorption in Orthodontics
Introduction
History of OIIRR
Incidence of OIIRR
Location of OIIRR
Severity of OIIRR
Diagnosis of OIIRR
Pathogenesis of OIIRR
Light microscopy of OIIRR
Scanning electron microscopy of OIIRR
Biochemistry and molecular biology related to OIIRR
Physical properties of orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorbed cementum
Factors affecting OIIRR
Repair of OIIRR
Orthodontic relapse and OIIRR
Clinical consequences of OIIRR
Prevention and management of OIIRR
Root Resorption with Self-Ligating Brackets
Introduction
Relevant literature
Potential factors affecting OIIRR
Attachment of Oral Microbiota to Dental Surfaces
Introduction
The oral bacterial challenge
Salivary component interactions with oral bacteria
Adaptive immunity in the oral cavity
Salivary Levels of Cariogenic Bacteria in Patients Treated with Self-Ligating and Conventional Brackets
Introduction
Effect of orthodontic therapy on oral cariogenic bacteria
Periodontal Impact of Orthodontic Treatment with Self-Ligating Brackets
Introduction
Short-term effects
Long-term effects
Different bracket systems
Treatment Mechanics with Self-Ligating Brackets
Introduction
Diagnostic philosophies
Aspects of clinical biomechanics
Archwire sequencing with self-ligating brackets
Tooth movement
Retention
Index
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