Niall JP McGuinness

Consultant Orthodontist/Hon Senior Lecturer, Edinburgh Dental Institute, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9HA, UK

Index of orthodontic treatment need applied to plaster models and to their three-dimensional digital equivalents

The sample consisted of 30 sets of study casts with a range of malocclusions (IOTN categories 1–5) based on the Index of Orthodontic Treatment Need data and, in particular, the Dental Health...

Book review

It has been a long time – a decade or more, in fact – since a book on removable appliances has been published in the UK. At one time, these formed the bulk of the appliances used to treat...

Book review

The publisher's stated aim in producing this series is to use the case-based format to encourage problem-based learning, foster independent thought and prepare the student for case-based clinical...

Book review

This book is a study of the superimposition methods used in cephalometric radiography to quantify growth and the results of treatment. It takes the reader through the history of pre-radiographic...

Standard edgewise technique and its relevance in contemporary fixed appliance therapy part 3: overbite control and space closure

Overbite control has always been problematical in the edgewise technique. The Begg technique1 has a reputation for opening deep bites and reducing big overjets quite rapidly, especially in the early...