Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface to the first edition

Preface to the second edition

Part 1: Evolution of biological concepts

1 Biological basis of orthodontic tooth movement: An historical perspective

2 Biology of orthodontic tooth movement: The evolution of hypotheses and concepts

3 Cellular and molecular biology behind orthodontic tooth movement

Part 2: Mechanics meets biology

4 The effects of mechanical loading on hard and soft tissues and cells

5 Biological aspects of bone growth and metabolism in orthodontics

6 Mechanical load sex hormones and bone modeling

7 Biological reactions to temporary anchorage devices

Part 3: Inflammation and tooth-moving orthodontic forces

8 Oral and periodontal microbiology and orthodontic treatment: Changes effects and alterations

9 The role of inflammation in defining the type and pattern of tissue response in orthodontic tooth movement

10 Markers of paradental tissue remodeling in the gingival crevicular fluid and saliva of orthodontic patients

Part 4: Personalized diagnosis and treatment based upon genomic criteria

11 Genetic influences on orthodontic tooth movement

12 Personalized orthodontics: Limitations and possibilities in orthodontic practice

13 The effect of drugs and diet on orthodontic tooth movement

Part 5: Rapid orthodontics

14 Biologic orthodontics: Methods to accelerate or decelerate orthodontic tooth movement

15 Corticotomy and postmodern incarnations of surgically facilitated orthodontic therapy (SFOT)

Part 6: Long-term effects of tooth-moving forces

16 Mechanical and biological determinants of iatrogenic injuries in orthodontics

17 The biological background of relapse of orthodontic tooth movement

Part 7: Tooth-movement research

18 Controversies in tooth-movement research

19 Planning and executing tooth-movement research