Orthodontic Retainers and Removable Appliances: Principles of Design and Use

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· John Wiley & Sons
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This book is a practical guide for both dental students and practitioners to designing, fitting and adjusting removable orthodontic appliances and retainers. The book offers step by step instructions with clear illustrations on the key areas of clinical practice. In each case, information is provided on indications for use, principles of design, fitting, activation and trouble shooting. Further chapters coach students to deal effectively with their patients and to manage the treatment plan in question.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Friedy Luther was formerly Academic Head of Orthodontics at the Leeds Dental Institute and is currently Consultant Orthodontist at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital in Sheffield. She has always had a strong interest in both teaching and research, publishing widely in the scientific literature, and was formerly Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Orthodontics. She has always enjoyed teaching, has over 20 years of experience of teaching, training and examining undergraduate and postgraduate orthodontic students, and has regularly created or contributed to a variety of learning resources.

Zararna Nelson-Moon is Consultant Orthodontist at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and is currently involved in the training of orthodontic therapists and specialist trainees up to consultant level. She was previously Consultant Orthodontist and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Leeds Dental Institute where she was the Undergraduate Course Leader for Orthodontics. Her interests include interceptive orthodontics and ensuring appropriate standards of dental education.

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