Author: Aurelio Levrini
Edition: 1
Publisher: Quintessence Pub Co
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1850970769
The Masters of Functional Orthodontics
More than a century after the birth of functional orthodontic therapy, this unique work records the ideas, developments, and prospects of this fascinating discipline. Medical books The Masters of Functional Orthodontics. The Masters of Functional Orthodontics assesses the broad therapeutic potential of the field, in part through a critical review of its history, from its origins to the present day, and in part through biographies of its founding fathers, rich in the details of their philosophies, their daily lives, and the events and people that surrounded them and helped shape their work. The book features numerous archival photos and illustrations, many of them published for the first time. Anyone interested in this subject will find this book a delight to read.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Presentation by Prof Guiseppe Armocida
Foreword by Dr Hans Peter Bimler
Review and Outlook on Orthodontics by Dr Hans Peter Bimler
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Categories: Orthodontics->History, Orthodontists->Biography. Contributors: Aurelio Levrini - Author. Format: Hardcover
Medical Book The Masters of Functional Orthodontics
The Masters of Functional Orthodontics assesses the broad therapeutic potential of the field, in part through a critical review of its history, from its origins to the present day, and in part through biographies of its founding fathers, rich in the details of their philosophies, their daily lives, and the events and people that surrounded them and helped shape their work. The book features numerous archival photos and illustrations, many of them published for the first time. Anyone interested in this subject will find this book a delight to read.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Presentation by Prof Guiseppe Armocida
Foreword by Dr Hans Peter Bimler
Review and Outlook on Orthodontics by Dr Hans Peter Bimler
Foreword by Dr Thomas M. Graber
Chapter 1 The Road to Discovery: Milestones in History
Chapter 2 Dentistry, Orthodontics, and the First Concepts of Functional Therapy
2.1 From Ancient Times to the Middle Ages
2.2 The Middle Ages to the 1700s: Pierre Fauchard, Le Chirurgien Dentiste
2.3 The 19th Century: The Birth of Scientific Orthodontics and the Discovery of Rubber
2.4 Edward H. Angle: A Great Turn-of-the-Century Teacher
Chapter 3 The Advent of Functionalism: From the Pioneers Ideas to the 20th Century Masters
3.1 The Origins of Functional Orthopedics: The Pioneering Years
3.2 Myofunctional Therapy
3.3 Pierre Robin (1867-1950): Dentofacial Orthopedics and the Eumorphic Method
3.4 The Golden Years: From Pre World War II, to the Postwar Years, to the 1960s: Andresen, Häupl, Muzj, Bimler, Balters, Klammt, Fränkel, Stockfisch, and Hoffer
3.5 The Contemporary Period
Chapter 4 The Masters of Functional Therapy
4.1 Viggo Andresen
4.2 Hans Peter Bimler
4.3 Wilhelm Balters
4.4 Georg Klammt
4.5 Rolf Fränkel
4.6 Hugo Stockfisch
4.7 Edmondo Muzj
4.8 Oscar Hoffer
Chapter 5 Functional Orthopedics and Prospects for the 21st Century: A Look at the Future
Index of Names
