Foreword vii
Gordon GuyattContributor List ix
Part 1 Principles 3
Chapter 1 A Historical Perspective of Evidence-Based Orthodontics 5
Katherine W.L. Vig
Chapter 2 Clinical Research Designs 15
Robert J. Weyant
Chapter 3 Electronic Searching for Clinical Trials Information 31
Anne Littlewood
Part 2 Selected Topics 47
Chapter 4 The Treatment of Class II Malocclusion—Have We the Evidence to Make Decisions? 49
Kevin O'Brien and Jonathan Sandler
Chapter 5 External Root Resorption and Orthodontic Treatment—Assessment of the Evidence 63
Belinda J. Weltman
Chapter 6 Malocclusion, Orthodontic Treatment, and Periodontal Health—An Assessment of the Evidence 89
Anne-Marie Bollen
Chapter 7 Stability of Anterior Open Bite Correction—An Assessment of the Evidence 97
Greg J. Huang and Geoffrey M. Greenlee
Chapter 8 Orthodontics and Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Disorders 119
Friederike Luther and Fraser McDonald
Chapter 9 Self-Ligation 135
Padhraig S. Fleming
Chapter 10 Prevention of Demineralization During Orthodontic
Treatment with Fluoride-Containing Materials or Casein Phosphopeptide-Amorphous Calcium Phosphate 149
Philip E. Benson
Chapter 11 Invisalign Therapy—A Systematic Review of Lower Quality Evidence 167
Jason M. Bressler, Stefanie Hamamoto, Gregory J. King, and Anne-Marie Bollen
Chapter 12 Retention 181
Simon J. Littlewood, Declan T. Millett, David R. Bearn, Bridget Doubleday, and Helen V. Worthington
Chapter 13 Quality of Outcome 191
Stephen Richmond and Alexei Zhurov
Chapter 14 Stability of Orthognathic Surgery 217
Donald R. Joondeph
Chapter 15 Orthodontic Treatment of the Transverse Dimension—Assessment of the Evidence 233
Steven D. Marshall
Chapter 16 Class III Malocclusion—The Evidence on Diagnosis and Treatment 247
Joseph G. Ghafari, Ramzi V. Haddad, and Maria E. Saadeh
Part 3 Evidence-Based Orthodontics in Perspective 281
Chapter 17 Evidence-Based Care in Context 283
William Shaw
Chapter 18 Playing Doctor: Evidence-Based Orthodontics 293
Lysle E. Johnston, Jr.
Chapter 19 Refl ections on a Decade of Evidence-Based Dentistry 301
David L. Turpin
Index 307