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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 with “Essential Purchase” designation in Dentistry**

The leading text for orthodontic education! With a world-renowned author team led by Dr. William Proffit, Contemporary Orthodontics, 6th Edition continues its long tradition of excellence in providing detailed coverage of orthodontic diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment techniques. Key topics include practical applications of computer technology, alternative treatment approaches, the biomechanics of orthodontic appliances, the selection of efficient treatment procedures, and the treatment of complex problems in both children and adults. A wealth of case studies with photographs and illustrations highlight and reinforce key concepts.

• UNIQUE! A clear writing style and logical organization help you more easily understand important and difficult concepts.
• NEW! Now on the Expert Consult platform, the printed textbook comes with an easy-to-access electronic version of the text that includes references linked to PubMed abstracts.
• Comprehensive coverage provides detailed information on diagnosis, treatment planning, and current treatment procedures.

Contemporary Orthodontics 6th Edition Key features

• UNIQUE! A clear writing style and logical organization help you more easily understand important and difficult concepts.
• NEW! Now on the Expert Consult platform, the printed textbook comes with an easy-to-access electronic version of the text that includes references linked to PubMed abstracts.
• Comprehensive coverage provides detailed information on diagnosis, treatment planning, and current treatment procedures.

Contemporary Orthodontics 6th Edition Table of content

Section I: The Orthodontic Problem

1. Malocclusion and Dentofacial Deformity in Contemporary Society

Section II: The Development of Orthodontic Problems

2. Concepts of Growth and Development

3. Early Stages of Development

4. Later Stages of Development

5. The Etiology of Orthodontic Problems

Section III: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

6. Orthodontic Diagnosis: The Problem-Oriented Approach

7. Orthodontic Treatment Planning: From Problem List to Specific Plan

Section IV: Biomechanics, Mechanics and Contemporary Orthodontic Appliances

8. The Biologic Basis of Orthodontic Therapy

9. Mechanical Principles in Orthodontic Force Control

10. Contemporary Orthodontic Appliances

Section V: Treatment in Preadolescent Children

11. Moderate Non-Skeletal Problems: Preventive and Interceptive Treatment

12. Complex Non-Skeletal Problems

Section VI: Growth Modification

13. NEW! Growth Modification in Transverse and Class III Problems

14. NEW! Growth Modification in Class II, Open Bite/ Deep Bite, and Multi-Dimensional Problems

Section VII: Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment in the Early Permanent Dentition

15. The First Stage of Comprehensive Treatment: Alignment and Leveling

16. The Second Stage of Comprehensive Treatment: Correction of Molar Relationship and Space Closure

17. The Third Stage of Comprehensive Treatment: Finishing

18. Retention

Section VIII: Treatment for Adults

19. Special Considerations in Orthodontics for Adults

20. Surgical-Orthodontic Treatment