Edward Hartley Angle (June 1, 1855 – August 11, 1930) was an
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dentist, widely regarded as the father of modern
orthodonticsOrthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions , which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both...
.
He was born in Herrick, Bradfour County,
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. He studied at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and became a doctor of medicine in 1897. Between 1887 and 1892 he worked as professor of orthodontics at the University of Minnesota. From 1892 to 1898 he was professor of orthodontics at the Northwestern University, Between 1886 and 1899 he was professor of orthodontics at the Marion Sims College of Medicine and from 1897 to 1899 at the Washington University Medical Department.
He founded the Angle School of Orthodontia in 1900, which he had established as a speciality.
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Edward Hartley Angle (June 1, 1855 – August 11, 1930) was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dentist, widely regarded as the father of modern
orthodonticsOrthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions , which may be a result of tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both...
.
He was born in Herrick, Bradfour County,
PennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States...
. He studied at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and became a doctor of medicine in 1897. Between 1887 and 1892 he worked as professor of orthodontics at the University of Minnesota. From 1892 to 1898 he was professor of orthodontics at the Northwestern University, Between 1886 and 1899 he was professor of orthodontics at the Marion Sims College of Medicine and from 1897 to 1899 at the Washington University Medical Department.
He founded the Angle School of Orthodontia in 1900, which he had established as a speciality. With Angle the specialty of orthodontics received a new impetus. He classified various
abnormalities of the teeth and jawsA malocclusion is a misalignment of teeth and/or incorrect relation between the teeth of the two dental arches. The upper arch is called the maxilla and the lower is called the mandible.-Presentation:...
, invented appliances for their treatment and devised several surgical techniques. Angle standardised appliances in a series of books and pamphlets.
He is particularly known for:
Classification of malocclusion in 1899
Introduction of orthodontic “tubes” in 1886
Started using German silver in 1887
Anti – extractionist throughout life
Developing the “Edgewise appliance” in 1928