Orthodontic Treatment of Impacted Teeth

Based on hands-on experience as a practitioner, and a thorough familiarity with current research, the second edition of this textbook continues the approach of the first, with principles, methods, treatments, and special cases clearly described and accompanied by copious color photos. Becker (Hebrew U., Jerusalem, Israel) describes techniques for diagnosing impacted teeth, helping an unerupted tooth to surface, and surgically exposing or removing the problem tooth. Hundreds of radiographs and color photographs illustrate the placement and activation of appliances, palatally impacted canines, abnormal premolar orientation, infraocclusion, dentigerous cysts, traumatic impaction, cleidocranial dysplasia. New to the second edition are five chapters on incisor root resorption, lingual appliances, and wider application of orthodontic implants. Distributed in North America by Thieme New York. Annotation c2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dr. Adrian Becker is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Orthodontics of the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, in Jerusalem, Israel.

He has written chapters in three other books and has authored over 120 published articles in the leading refereed international orthodontic journals. He regularly referees manuscripts for the leading international orthodontic journals, serving as a member of the Editorial Board of many of these.

Dr. Becker was president of the VIIth Symposium on Dentofacial Development and Function, held in Jerusalem in 1998; he was the Keith Godfrey Visiting Professor laureate at the University of Sydney, Australia, 2005 and the Cecil Steiner Annual Memorial Lecture laureate at the University of Southern California, 2006.

He is an invited speaker at the national orthodontic congresses of many countries and presents 1-day and 2-day courses, internationally, on the subject of this book and on the delivery of orthodontic treatment to special needs children.