Oral habits may be a part of normal development; a symptom with deep rooted psychological basis or may be result of abnormal facial growth....

This book focus on the health conditions of teaching and administrative staff working at Bhartiya Vidhya Bhanvan\"s School of Vadodara City of Gujarat State, India....

Management of medically compromised patients is an essential part of dental practice. With the present emphasis of patients on esthetics, the branch of orthodontics has no age bounds. An increasing number of patients with complicated medical conditions and drug regimes are seeking orthodontic treatment....

Geological models for monitoring groundwater quantity are an essential component of groundwater investigations as well as for rural/urban groundwater management....

The influence of the soft tissues in craniofacial growth is very important for the orthodontic diagnosis and the treatment plan. There is influence of airway obstruction on the developmental pattern of the face. Variations in pharyngeal airway space have been described with some sleep disorders such as Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)....

The cranio-facial growth cannot be properly understood without knowledge of the mechanisms controlling it, essentially the role played by the hormones.This book gives an insight into the role played by various hormones and growth factors....

For much of the 20th century, orthodontists have equated mensuration with science; however, measurement is valuable only if one is measuring the right thing. Thus, measuring cephalograms to evaluate dentofacial esthetics is simply not valid....

In this book, the full spectrum of processing of Iron-Phosphorus alloys through Powder Metallurgy (P/M) route has been addressed. Phosphorus in steel in general increases the yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and hardness. Phosphorus also improves wear resistance, corrosion resistance and soft magnetic characteristics of iron....

Do you want to know the actual mechanism behind automatic vehicle parking system used in modern cars...??? What if your car itself judges the speed of vehicle moving ahead of yours and when the overtaking is safe...??? Consider a situation when you are trapped in a complex maze and there is no one to guide you out from this difficult situation....

The segmented arch technique is a modified, full-banded edge wise orthodontic procedure, which uses relatively light, constant force with control over anchorage units as well as teeth to be moved. Biomechanical and theoretical principles have gone into the development of the segmented arch technique....

Flying with a Broken Wing tells the true story of a boy growing up in India in turbulent times. Sat Mehta was five years old when he and his family became refugees, caught up in the biggest migration in modern history at the time of Independence. His home was destroyed, his uncle murdered. Once very wealthy farmers, the Mehtas became destitute....

An indispensable guide for professionals, entrepreneurs and students in biomedical technology development, teaching how to translate technology into useful patentable inventions and commercial products....

A comprehensive, practical, and authoritative guide to the method developed by Iyengar. 100 key postures with detailed step-by-step instructions and photographs. This is our most recently published yoga book and has quickly become a backlist bestseller....

Introduction to Multimedia Systems is designed to be a general introduction to the broad field of multimedia... more specifically digital interactive multimedia. The editors have included topics such as the principles of \"multiple\" and \"media,\" including sound, two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics, animation, and text....