Theodore Eliades & Nikolaos Pandis 
Self-Ligation in Orthodontics [PDF ebook] 

Contributors
Foreword (Lysle E. Johnston, Jr).
Foreword (Larry W. White).
Preface
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Introduction
Development of Light Force Orthodontics: the Original Pin-a-slot Appliance as Ancestor to Modern Brackets (Jeffrey S. Thompson and William J.Thompson ).
Introduction
Pin-a-slot appliances
1 Historical Aspects and Evolution of Ligation and Appliances (Nigel Harradine).
Introduction
Early ligatures
Elastomeric ligatures
Begg pins
Self-ligation
THE MATERIALS SCIENCE AND BIOMECHANICS OF SELF-LIGATION
2 The Significance of Bracket Material Properties in Orthodontic Mechanics (Theodore Eliades, Spiros Zinelis and William A. Brantley).
Introduction
Bracket base
Wings
Base-wing joint
Bracket slot
3 Biomechanics of Self-Ligation: Analysis of Forces and Moments Exerted by Self-ligating Brackets (Nikolaos Pandis, Theodore Eliades and Christoph Bourauel).
Introduction
Forces generated during initial alignment with self-ligating and conventional brackets
Forces generated by conventional and self-ligating brackets during simulated intrusion-extrusion and bucco-lingual correction
Moments generated during simulated rotational correction with self-ligating and conventional brackets
Consistency in the ligation force with active self-ligating brackets throughout treatment
TREATMENT OUTCOME-CLINICAL PERFORMANCE
4 Essentials of Clinical Research Design (Argy Polycrhonopoulou).
Introduction
Study design
Non-experimental/observational studies
Experimental studies/intervention studies
Conclusion
5 Determinants of Tooth Movement: Molecular Response of Periodontal Ligament and Bone to Loading (Efthimia K. Basdra).
Introduction
Periodontal ligament
Orthodontic tooth movement
6 Efficiency and Treatment Outcome with Self-Ligating Brackets (Nikolaos Pandis, Peter Miles and Theodore Eliades).
Introduction
Treatment duration
Dental arch changes
Torque delivery
Space closure
Handling efficiency
Discomfort
7 Root Resorption in Orthodontics (M. Ali Darendeliler and Lam L. Cheng).
Introduction
History of OIIRR
Incidence of OIIRR
Location of OIIRR
Severity of OIIRR
Diagnosis of OIIRR
Pathogenesis of OIIRR
Light microscopy of OIIRR
Scanning electron microscopy of OIIRR
Biochemistry and molecular biology related to OIIRR
Physical properties of orthodontically induced inflammatory root resorbed cementum
Factors affecting OIIRR
Repair of OIIRR
Orthodontic relapse and OIIRR
Clinical consequences of OIIRR
Prevention and management of OIIRR
8 Root Resorption with Self-Ligating Brackets (Maria Mavragani, Nikolaos Pandis and Theodore Eliades).
Introduction
Relevant literature
Potential factors affecting OIIRR
9 Attachment of Oral Microbiota to Dental Surfaces (Daniel J. Smith).
Introduction
The oral bacterial challenge
Salivary component interactions with oral bacteria
Adaptive immunity in the oral cavity
10 Salivary Levels of Cariogenic Bacteria in Patients Treated with Self-Ligating and Conventional Brackets (William Papaioannou, Nikolaos Pandis and Theodore Eliades).
Introduction
Effect of orthodontic therapy on oral cariogenic bacteria
11 Periodontal Impact of Orthodontic Treatment with Self-Ligating Brackets (Jan van Gastel, Marc Quirynen, Wim Teughels and Carine Carels).
Introduction
Short-term effects
Long-term effects
Different bracket systems
12 Treatment Mechanics with Self-Ligating Brackets (David Birnie).
Introduction
Diagnostic philosophies
Aspects of clinical biomechanics
Archwire sequencing with self-ligating brackets
Tooth movement
Retention
Index

THE EDITORS Both editors graduated from the School of
Dentistry, University of Athens (Greece) and the Orthodontic
postgraduate program of the Ohio State University, earning a
Master’s degree.
Theodore Eliades additionally holds a doctorate in
biomedical materials from the University of Athens, and a Ph D in
biomaterials from the University of Manchester. He is an Associate
Professor of Orthodontics at the Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki (Greece), and affiliated with institutes in the USA
and EU (Texas, Marquette, Manchester, and Bonn). His research on
biomaterials has generated 85 articles, 15 chapters and 4 books,
the diffusion of which into fields associated with natural and
engineering sciences led to a fellowship at the Institute of
Materials, Minerals and Mining, and a membership in both the Royal
Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics. Dr Eliades is
Editor-in-Chief of the forthcoming Journal of Dental Biomechanics
(Sage), Associate Editor of the European Journal of Orthodontics,
and the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial
Orthopedics, Editorial Board member in 5, and reviewer in 20
journals.
Nikolaos Pandis completed a fellowship in Craniofacial
Orthodontics at the University of Texas, Southwester Medical
Center. He is currently a doctoral Fellow at the University of Bonn
and enrolled in the Master of Clinical Trials program at the
College of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London. He
has published over 20 articles in the areas of self-ligating
appliances and bonding, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of
Orthodontics. Dr Pandis maintains an orthodontic practice in Corfu,
Greece.