Alok Ranjan

As early as 1000 BC attempts have been made to treat malocclusions. Appliances to move teeth have been found in Greek and Etruscan excavations. Aulius Cornelius celsus (25 BC - 50 AD) advocated the use of finger pressure to align the teeth as active treatment for correction of malocclusion. Pierre Fauchard, the father of Modern Dentistry, is generally given the credit for the first comprehensive discussion of "Regulating teeth". This book will discuss the evolution of orthodontic brackets and elaborate on the latest orthodontic brackets.

Craniofacial growth has been of keen interest to anatomist, physiologist, endocrinologist, orthodontist, physician and many more. This book is a summary of various theories of craniofacial growth which includes Genetic theory, Sutural theory, Cartilagenous theory, Functional matrix theory, van Limborgs theory and Servosystem theory. No single theory is acceptable and a combination of all these theories help in better understanding of the complex nature of craniofacial growth and developme