Mitchell: An Introduction to Orthodontics 3e
Chapter 17
Removable appliances
Houston, W. J. B. and Isaacson, K. G. (1980). Orthodontic Treatment with Removable Appliances (2nd edn). Wright, Bristol.
Isaacson, K. G., Muir, J. D., and Reed, R. T. (2002). Removable Orthodontic Appliances. Wright, Oxford.
Kerr, W. J. S., Buchanan, I. B., and McNair, F. I. (1993). Factors influencing the outcome and duration of removable appliance treatment. European Journal of Orthodontics, 16, 181-6.
Littlewood, S. J., Tait, A. G., Mandall, N. A., and Lewis, D. H. (2001). The role of removable appliances in contemporary orthodontics. British Dental Journal, 191, 304-10. [PubMed 11587502] [DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4801170a]
A readable and well-illustrated article.Lloyd, T. G. and Stephens, C. D. (1979). Spontaneous changes in molar occlusion after extraction of all first premolars: a study of Class II division 1 cases treated with removable appliances. British Journal of Orthodontics, 6, 91-4. [PubMed 295674]
Richmond, S., Andrew, M., and Roberts, C. T. (1993). The provision of orthodontic care in the General Dental Services of England and Wales: extraction patterns, treatment duration, appliance types and standards. British Journal of Orthodontics, 20, 345-50.
Evidence that fixed appliances produce superior results to those achieved with removable appliances in the GDS in the UK.Ward, S. and Read, M. J. F. (2004). The contemporary use of removable appliances. Dental Update, May, 215-17. [PubMed 15188527]
Yettram, A. L., Wright, K. W., and Houston, W. J. (1977). Centre of rotation of a maxillary central incisor under orthodontic loading. British Journal of Orthodontics, 4, 23-7. [PubMed 273433]


