This land-mark text is the first to be devoted to the methodology, principles, and practice of evidence-based practice in orthodontics. It aims to serve as a reference for those wishing to understand the principles of evidence-based practice, including the foundation for clinical study design, epidemiology, and the statistical inferences from data. The ability to define a search strategy from established databases and to identify relevant clinical and translational research in the scientific published literature requires a new approach in orthodontic education. Evidence-Based Orthodontics provides a contemporary approach to those strategies in clinical orthodontic practice. The growing ability to translate critical appraisals of evidence into clinical practice and evaluate clinical evidence for its validity and potential usefulness requires an understanding of basic elements in epidemiology and biostatistics.

Evidence-Based Orthodontics provides its readers with a cogent, clear resource with which to navigate and understand this important subject area. It provides students and practitioners of orthodontics with an indispensable guide to this vital tenet of education, research, and clinical practice.

Key Features

• Land-mark text surveys the principles and practice of evidence-based orthodontics
• Covers clinical study design, epidemiology, and understanding of statistical data
• Equips readers with critical apparatus for understanding orthodontic literature
• Reviews the available evidence and studies in orthodontics
• Clear and cogent approach to clarify this vital area of study, research, and practice

Author Information

Greg J. Huang, DMD, MSD, MPH, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at the 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, Department of Applied Clinical Research and Public Health, at the University Dental Hospital at Cardiff University in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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, USA and Professor Emeritus and former Chair of Orthodontics at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry in Columbus, Ohio, USA.