num_pages: 238
description: Although the risk of harm in orthodontics is considerably limited compared to surgery or other invasive medical and dental therapies, there is nonetheless growing concern about medicolegal issues and risk management within the orthodontics community. This book describes the myriad potential malpractice problems associated with orthodontics therapy and provides sound advice about how to avoid them. It is divided into two avoiding potential iatrogenic responses associated with orthodontic treatment and malpractice and risk management. An essential resource for all orthodontists, other dental professionals, and trial lawyers.Contents1 Classification of Undesirable Tissue, Organ, and System Effects Hypothetically Linked to An Introduction2 Enamel Color Alterations Associated with Orthodontics3 Enamel Effects During Bonding-Debonding and Treatment with Fixed Appliances4 Metabolic Profile of Orthodontic Patients Exhibiting Root An Assessment of the Biologic Predisposition Hypothesis5 Minimizing Orthodontically Induced Root Resorption6 Damage to Tooth-Supporting Tissues in Orthodontics7 Release of Wear and Corrosion Products from Orthodontic A Review of Mechanisms and Biologic Properties8 Polymers in A Present Danger?9 Pain and Discomfort in Orthodontics10 Temporomandibular Disorders and Orthodontics11 Orthodontic Treatment for the Medically Compromised Patient12 Risk Management13 Malpractice Aspects of Orthodontic Treatment in Patients with Periodontal Disease14 Avoiding Malpractice Lessons Learned from Actual Malpractice Case Histories15 Practical Legal Advice for Avoiding Malpractice Lawsuits
language: English
title: Risk Management in Orthodontics: Experts' Guide to Malpractice
titlecomplete: Risk Management in Orthodontics: Experts' Guide to Malpractice
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Quintessence Pub Co