Using this altered Edgewise technique, orthodontists can at last rationally chart the treatment of malocclusions and develop standardized descriptions of the stages involved. Illustrates step-by-step procedures of this proven technique showing sequential changes in tooth position in specific cases of extraction and nonextraction.

238pp: 266 illus (266 in color)
ISBN: 0-86715-245-1

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Angle, Tweed and the preparation of the anchorage
3. Preliminary considerations
4. The concept of inverse anchorage
5. Distomesial sequence of tooth movement
6. The inverse anchorage equation and the C variable
7. General description and basic stages of the inverse anchorage technique
8. Components and materials used in the inverse anchorage technique
9. Complementary appliances and auxiliary elements
10. Treatment of Class II, Division 1, with extraction of the four first premolars
11. Treatment of Class II, Division 1, without extractions
12. Treatment of Class II, Division 2, with extraction of the four first premolars
13. Treatment of Class II, Division 2, without extractions
14. Treatment of Class I, biprotrusion, with extraction of the four first premolars
15. Treatment of Class III, with extraction of the four first premolars
16. Treatment of Class I with low facial convexity and extraction of the four first premolars
17. Activable retention
18. Conclusions
Bibliography
Index