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. 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, H upl, Muzj, Bimler, Balters, Klammt, Fr nkel, 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 Fr nkel

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