Essentials Of Orthodontics

Staley and Reske (orthodontics and laboratory appliance fabrication, U. of Iowa) offer a text to help dental students, orthodontic residents, and general dentists understand basic concepts and procedures in the diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment of patients with relatively simple malocclusion problems. With illustrative color photos throughout, chapters cover study casts and dental cast analysis; prediction of tooth size; radiographic and cephalometric analyses; lingual arches; the construction of orthodontic appliances; managing crossbites, incisor diastemas, and molar uprighting and regaining of arch length; differentiating patients who need simple vs. comprehensive treatment; biomechanics; and materials. They do not address patients with Class II or III malocclusions, or Class I malocclusions with complications involving severe crowding or extraction of teeth, excessive generalized spacing, severe open bites, deep overbites, or crossbites. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Robert N. Staley, D.D.S., M.A., M.S., is a professor in the Orthodontic Department at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, where he has been on faculty since 1970. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, and among his many awards he received the Student Research Group Mentor of the Year Award for 2003-2004. Dr. Staley has served as an editorial consultant for various peer-reviewed journals and sits on the editorial board for The Angle Orthodontist.

Neil T. Reske, M.A., also from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, teaches dental students, orthodontic residents, and pediatric dentistry residents the principles and techniques of laboratory appliance fabrication.