Asymmetries in Orthodontics

This book is related to asymmetries of the jaws, teeth skeletally and dentally in all three planes i.e. Saggital, vertical and transverse. Facial asymmetries are imbalances that occur between homologous parts of the face affecting the proportion of these parts to one another with regards to size, form and position on opposite sides of the plane, line or point. Asymmetries exist in orthodontics as well as non-orthodontic individuals. Asymmetry is characterized by a shift of the midline, a difference in facial height between sides, a difference in facial width between sides or a combination of two or more of these features. It has a detailed classification of all types of asymmetries seen in the orofacial region. All the clinical types, there clinical evaluation and its management.