CHAPTER ONE: ORTHODONTICS
CHAPTER ONE: ORTHODONTICS
Branch of dentistry concerned with the study of the growth of the craniofacial complex, the development of occlusion, and the treatment of dentofacial abnormalities.
HISTORY OF ORTHODONTICS
HISTORY OF ORTHODONTICS
One. Hippocrates, four hundred sixty to three hundred seventy B.C. ● Father of modern medicine; was among the first to comment about craniofacial deformity.
Two. Aristotle, Celsus, and Pliny, twenty-five B.C.
● Famous philosophers who were contemporaries of the Lord.
● They described that simple finger pressure can move a tooth.
Three. Adamanios "Adamantus of Alexandria," fifth century A.D.
● First philosopher to describe the behaviors of men in relation to their external physical appearance.
● Noted that "those persons whose lips were pushed out because of cuspid displacement are ill-tempered, abusive shouter and defamers.
● Crude appliances that seemingly designed to regulate teeth have been found as archeologic artifacts in tombs of ancient Egypt, Greece, and the Mayans of Mexico.
Four. Leonardo da Vinci, sixteenth century
● Sketched series of human face with a straight line joining homologous anatomic structures.
● Highlighted structural differences among the faces.
● First to mention about teeth straightening and extraction.
Five. Pierre Fauchard, one thousand six hundred seventy-eight to one thousand seven hundred sixty-one
● Most famous of all dentists.
● French dentist who contributed the two digit system / FDI tooth numbering.
● Father of modern dentistry
● Publications of first dental book "Treatise in Dentistry" which includes the bandellete that later evolved as expansion screws in modern days.
Six. Bourdet, one thousand seven hundred fifty-seven
● French dentist who wrote a book "The Dentist Art"
Seven. John Hunter, one thousand seven hundred twenty-eight to one thousand seven hundred ninety-three
● American anthropologist, author of the book "The Natural History of the Human Teeth"
Eight. Le Foulon, one thousand eight hundred forty-one
● First to use the term "orthodontia"
Nine. Norman Kingsley, one thousand eight hundred fifty A.D.
● American dentist who was the first to write an article about orthodontics.
● He was the first to use an extraoral force to correct protruding teeth.
● "Treatise on Oral Deformities"
● First to be called as the "Father of Orthodontics"
Ten. J.N. Farrar, one thousand eight hundred eighty
● Published two volumes of books entitled "Treatise on the Irregularities of the teeth and their corrections"
● "FATHER OF ORTHODONTICS"
Eleven. J.H. Guilford, one thousand eight hundred eighty-nine
● Published the first textbook of orthodontics for students.
Twelve. Eugene Solomon Talbot, one thousand eight hundred forty-seven
● Suggested the use of x-ray for diagnosis
Thirteen. Calvin Case, one thousand eight hundred seventy-eight
● First to recommend extractions of teeth to create facial proportions and normal occlusions
● Pioneered the use of rubber elastics for tooth movement
● "Great Debate"
Fourteen. Edward Hartley Angle, one thousand eight hundred fifty-five to one thousand nine hundred ten
● Father of "MODERN ORTHODONTICS"
● Published the book "A System of Appliances for Correcting Irregularities of Teeth"
● Contributed the appliance bracket "Edgewise"
● Introduced the Angle System of Classification of Malocclusion.
Fifteen. Dewey and Anderson
● Contemporaries and students of Angle, collaborated with Angle and came Dewey up with a more detailed classification of malocclusion making use of types and subdivisions.