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Charles J. Burstone (April 4, 1928 – February 11, 2015) was an American orthodontist who was notable for his contributions to biomechanics and force-systems in the field of orthodontics. He was well known for co-development of new orthodontic material such as beta titanium , nickel titanium , and long fiber-reinforced composite . [ 1 ]
Intrusion is a movement in the field of orthodontics where a tooth is moved partially into the bone. Intrusion is done in orthodontics to correct an anterior deep bite or in some cases intrusion of the over-erupted posterior teeth with no opposing tooth. [1] Intrusion can be done in many ways and consists of many different types.
A lingual arch is an orthodontic device which connects two molars in the upper or lower dental arch. The lower lingual arch (LLA) has an archwire adapted to the lingual side of the lower teeth. In the upper arch the archwire is usually connecting the two molars passing through the palatal vault, and is commonly referred as "Transpalatal Arch ...
ClearCorrect was founded in Houston, Texas, by Willis Pumphrey, Jr., a dentist. [29] [30] In 2001, Pumphrey started using Invisalign. [24] [31] He decided to switch to OrthoClear, because of the way OrthoClear manufactured its aligners and because of its reduced lab fees. [32] When manufacture of Orthoclear ceased, Pumphrey had 400 patients in ...
Anterior open bite resulted from tongue thrusting in a 24 y.o. patient. Anterior upper teeth are not touching their counterpart. Anterior open bite (AOB) is defined as a condition in which there is no contact and no vertical overlap of the lower incisor crown with the upper incisor crown when the mandible is in full occlusion. [19]
SureSmile is a type of customized orthodontic arch wires used by orthodontists to straighten teeth. The technique utilizes 3-D imaging, treatment planning software and a robot to create the wires. The technique is reported to decrease the time required to complete orthodontic treatment by 34% and increase the precision of the results. [1]
High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 300 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in ...
One of the earliest uses of anchorage came from Henry Albert Baker for his use of the intermaxillary anchorage or Baker's Anchorage. This type of anchorage involves using elastics from one jaw to the other, in the form of either Class 2 elastics (moving upper teeth back) where lower molar teeth serve as anchors, or Class 3 elastics (moving lower teeth back) where upper molars serve as anchors.