Preceded by The biomechanical foundation of clinical orthodontics / Charles J. Burstone and Kwangchul Choy. 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why We Need Biomechanics -- Concurrent Force Systems -- Nonconcurrent Force Systems and Forces on a Free Body -- Headgear -- The Creative Use of Maxillomandibular Elastics -- Single Forces and Deep Bite Correction by Intrusion -- Deep Bite Correction by Posterior Extrusion -- Equilibrium -- The Biomechanics of Altering Tooth Position -- 3D Concepts in Tooth Movement -- Orthodontic Anchorage -- Lingual Arches -- Extraction Therapies and Space Closure -- Forces from Wires and Brackets -- Statically Determinate Appliances and Creative Mechanics -- The Role of Friction in Orthodontic Appliances -- Properties and Structures of Orthodontic Wire Materials -- How to Select an Archwir

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