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

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 -- Stress, strain, and the biologic response -- Lingual arches -- Extraction therapies and space closure -- Forces from wires and brackets -- Statically determinate appliances and creative mechanics -- Biomechanics and treatment of dentofacial deformity -- The biomechanics of miniscrews : from single-tooth control to total-arch movement -- The role of friction in orthodontic appliances -- Properties and structures of orthodontic wire materials -- How to select an archwire.