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Orthodontic History

Read these articles on the history of orthodontics and the dental specialty of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics

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Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 1: Antiquity to the mid-19th century

Reproduced from American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Vol. 127, Number 2, Wahl, Norman, “Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 1: Antiquity to the mid-19th century,” pages 255-259, © 2005 with permission from The American Association of Orthodontists.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL Orthopedics ScienceDirect Page, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08895406.

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Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 2: Entering the modern era
Reproduced from American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Vol. 127, Number 4, Wahl, Norman, “Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 2: Entering the modern era,” pages 510-515, © 2005 with permission from The American Association of Orthodontists.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS ScienceDirect Page, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08895406.

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Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 3: The professionalization of orthodontics
Reproduced from American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Vol. 127, Number 6, Wahl, Norman, “Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 3: The professionalization of orthodontics,” pages 749-753, © 2005 with permission from The American Association of Orthodontists.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS ScienceDirect Page, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08895406.

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Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chaper 4: The professionalization of orthodontics (concluded)
Reproduced from American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Vol. 128, Number 2, Wahl, Norman, “Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 4: The professionalization of orthodontics (concluded),” pages 252-257, © 2005 with permission from The American Association of Orthodontists.  AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS ScienceDirect Page,http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08895406.

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A Brief History of Orthodontics
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Reproduced from The American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics; Milton B. Asbell, D.D.S., M.Sc., M.A.; “A Brief History of Orthodontics,” August 1990, Vol. 98, Number 2, pp. 176-183 and September 1990 Vol. 98, Number 3, pp. 206-213, with permission from Mosby-Year Book, Inc.

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