Orthodontic Functional Appliances: Theory and Practice

List of Contributors vi

Preface vii

1 Biological basis for functional appliance therapy 1

2 Development of functional appliances 10

3 The role of genetics and environmental factors on the condyle in mandibular growth 21
Peter A. Mossey and Colin Larmour

4 Functional appliance therapy: Indications and case selection 28

5 Clinical use of the Twin Block appliance 51

6 Rigid fixed functional appliances 70
Peter Miles

7 Flexible fixed functional appliances 93
Peter Miles

8 Transferring from functional to fixed appliances 102

9 The use of functional appliances in the correction of Class III malocclusion 119
Andrew DiBiase

10 Functional appliances: A focused review of the clinical evidence 127

11 Cases 135

Index 160