Evidence-Based Orthodontics / Edition 2

by Greg J. Huang, Stephen Richmond, Katherine W. L. Vig

Overview

Evidence-Based Orthodontics, Second Edition retains important elements of the First Edition, with several new sections to improve its use as a quick and comprehensive reference.   

• New updated edition of a landmark text that surveys the principles and practice of evidence-based orthodontics
• Offers practical strategies for professionals to incorporate EBO in their daily practices
• Presents brief summaries of the best evidence for a wide range of clinical topics
• Incorporates information from over 400 systematic reviews, listed by topic

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119289913
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/12/2018
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Greg J. Huang, DMD, MSD, MPH, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at the School of Dentistry, University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Stephen Richmond, BDS, DOrth RCS, MScD, FDSRCS, PhD, FHEA, is Professor of Orthodontics and Head of Applied Clinical Research and Public Health at the School of Dentistry, Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales, UK.

Katherine W.L. Vig, BDS, MS, DOrth RCS, FDSRCS, is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Developmental Biology at Harvard School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts and Professor Emeritus and Former Chair of Orthodontics at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in Columbus, Ohio, USA.

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Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Foreword xi

1 Evidence‐Based Orthodontics – Its Evolution and Clinical Application 1
Katherine W. L. Vig

2 Clinical Research Design 11
Robert J. Weyant

3 Electronic Searching for Clinical Trials Information 25
Anne Littlewood

4 Making Sense of Randomized Clinical Trials and Systematic Reviews 37
Kevin O’Brien

5 Understanding and Improving our Evidence 49
Padhraig Fleming, Greg J. Huang, and Nikolaos Pandis

6 Factors Influencing Facial Shape 69
Stephen Richmond, Caryl Wilson-Nagrani, Alexei Zhurov, Damian Farnell, Jennifer Galloway,
Azrul Safuan Mohd Ali, Pertti Pirttiniemi, and Visnja Katic

Summaries of Selected Systematic Reviews 83

Summaries Contents 85

Preface to Summaries 91

Summaries 92

Additional References 205

Systematic Reviews in Orthodontics 209

Index 261

Editorial Reviews

The editors are to be congratulated for producing ahighly readable text. This volume deserves a place in every dentallibrary, on the reading list of every orthodontic trainingprogramme and in the hands of every neophyteorthodontist.”  (European Journal ofOrthodontics, 20 September 2013)

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