Self-Ligation in Orthodontics

Contributors
 
Foreword (Lysle E. Johnston, Jr).
 
Foreword (Larry W. White).
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
Dedication
 
Introduction
 
Development of Light Force Orthodontics: the Original Pin-a-slot Appliance as Ancestor to Modern Brackets (Jeffrey S. Thompson and William J.Thompson ).
 
Introduction
 
Pin-a-slot appliances
 
1 Historical Aspects and Evolution of Ligation and Appliances (Nigel Harradine).
 
Introduction
 
Early ligatures
 
Elastomeric ligatures
 
Begg pins
 
Self-ligation
 
THE MATERIALS SCIENCE AND BIOMECHANICS OF SELF-LIGATION
 
2 The Significance of Bracket Material Properties in Orthodontic Mechanics (Theodore Eliades, Spiros Zinelis and William A. Brantley).
 
Introduction
 
Bracket base
 
Wings
 
Base-wing joint
 
Bracket slot
 
3 Biomechanics of Self-Ligation: Analysis of Forces and Moments Exerted by Self-ligating Brackets (Nikolaos Pandis, Theodore Eliades and Christoph Bourauel).
 
Introduction
 
Forces generated during initial alignment with self-ligating and conventional brackets
 
Forces generated by conventional and self-ligating brackets during simulated intrusion-extrusion 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
 
4 Essentials of Clinical Research Design (Argy Polycrhonopoulou).
 
Introduction
 
Study design
 
Non-experimental/observational studies
 
Experimental studies/intervention studies
 
Conclusion
 
5 Determinants of Tooth Movement: Molecular Response of Periodontal Ligament and Bone to Loading (Efthimia K.

Dr. Nikolaos Pandis received a DDS from the University of Athens, Greece and trained at the Ohio State University graduating with an MS degree and orthodontic certificate. He also completed a fellowship at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, in surgical orthodontics before entering full-time practice. He has published more than 15 papers in TMJ radiography and clinical effectiveness of bonding protocols in leading orthodontic periodicals, and has recently completed a series of studies in various performance indicators of self-ligating brackets in vivo; he maintains a practice in Corfu, Greece.

Theodore Eliades,Associate Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Honorary Research Fellow, University of Manchester, UK; Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Marquette University, USA; Adjunct Scientist, Houston Biomaterials Research Center, University of Texas, USA; Visiting Faculty, University of Bonn, Germany

A recognized authority in orthodontic materials, Dr. Eliades completed Master's and specialty curricula at the Ohio State University, earned a doctorate in orthopaedic biomaterials at the University of Athens, School of Medicine, and received a PhD in Biomaterials from the University of Manchester, UK. His research on the structural conformation and mechanical properties of biomaterials has generated 70 articles and 11 book chapters, which described for the first time the in vivo ageing pattern of orthodontic materials. He has also co-edited 4 textbooks published by international houses, some translated into 3 languages. Dr. Eliades is affiliated with institutes in the US (Texas-Houston and Marquette) and EU (Manchester and Bonn), is a Fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials, Associate Editor of the European Journal of Orthodontics, Editorial Board member in 3 and reviewer in 15 journals; he maintains a practice in Athens.

"The introduction and subsequent 12 chapters have been written by a pool of 18 internation authors. Each chapter is supported by literature references and there is a four-page index." (BDA News, December 2010)

"The introduction and subsequent 12 chapters have been written by apool of 18 internation authors. Each chapter is supported byliterature references and there is a four-page index." ( BDANews , December 2010)