Orthodontic Materials: Scientific and Clinical Aspects

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Orthodontic Materials: Scientific and Clinical Aspects
Wiliam Brantley,Theodore Eliades | 2001-01-15 00:00:00 | Thieme | 310 | Orthodontics
Ohio State Univ. A graduate-level textbook in orthodontic materials. Includes an introduction to materials science, a study of the composition, structure, and properties of orthodontic materials used in clinical practice today, and the health risk issues associated with some materials. An errata is provided for page iii. DNLM: Orthodontic Appliances.
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The field of orthodontic materials is ever evolving, yet many of us in orthodontics do not understand the fundamentals behind the different materials in the archwires and brackets we use.



To utilize our materials to their fullest potential, we need to have a basic understanding of the material properties. This book provides a good explanation, and so much more. It chronicles the development of materials and tries to explain their behaviour on a technical level. While the authors have a section on clinical aspects or clinical application of the materials, it would have been better if this were applied immediately after each technical section. The text and concepts could also have been simplified with simple explanations or diagrams to facilitate understanding, of what would otherwise be an extremely challenging topic to understand.



I have no doubt that the authors are masters of their fields, especially in materials research and engineering, but it would be helpful to simplify or "dumb down" the text a little, especially if it's supposed to cater to the "layman" clinician-orthodontic crowd.



I highly recommend this for orthodontic postgraduate students, and supervisors too, plus any orthodontist who wants to know more about what they are putting into their patients' mouths.

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