Facially generated treatment planning emphasizes the position of the maxillary central incisors, and the Global Diagnosis system takes this one step further by emphasizing the etiology of abnormal gingival anatomy. Once the etiology is determined, there are only a limited number of treatment options to correct the discrepancy. That is the power of the system: The diagnosis leads to the treatment plan. This completely overhauled second edition is based on the same five CORE questions of the first edition but includes a sixth: Is maxillary hypoplasia present? It welcomes 11 new authors and 16 new chapters, highlighting the use of sophisticated orthodontic, orthopedic, plastic surgery, otolaryngologic, and orthognathic strategies to resolve anatomical irregularities impacting smile design, function, and health. Airway-aware and airway-directed treatment planning is a particular focus, as well as the importance of early intervention in children to redirect aberrant growth as early as possible.
Jeffrey S. Rouse
Jeffrey S. Rouse, DDS, maintains a private practice limited to prosthodontics in San Antonio, Texas. He received his specialty certificate in prosthodontics from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in 2004 and is a past president of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry. Dr Rouse has written numerous journal articles, including for 4 years a portion of the “Annual Review of Selected Dental Literature” published each summer in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. He has contributed chapters on porcelain veneers and anterior ceramic crowns to three editions of a dental textbook. Dr Rouse lectures nationally and internationally on a wide variety of topics ranging from dental esthetics to airway prosthodontics and is a coauthor of Global Diagnosis: A New Vision of Dental Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (Quintessence, 2016) and its new edition, Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning: The Global Diagnosis (Quintessence, 2026).
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