Dentofacial growth and development.

Theoretical growth and development, and practical aspects are explored in an overview of how growth has been considered by investigators and clinicians during the past twenty years, to the beliefs held today. Diagnostic and treatment methods, where technical innovations are the most apparent, are considered in the context of classical orthodontic thinking. New diagnostic techniques will be introduced that will require changes in our basic understanding of growth and treatment. Orthodontics will continue to be integrated into total patient diagnosis and treatment.