المصدر: What is mean by Orthodontics في منتدى : كتب طبية What is mean by Orthodontics تقويم الأسنان هي إجراءات لتصحيح اصطفاف و مواقعهم في بالنسبة Orthodontics Orthodontics is a specialty of that is concerned with the study and treatment of (improper bites), which may be a result of irregularity, disproportionate relationships, or both. The word comes from the Greek words ortho meaning straight and odons meaning tooth. Orthodontic treatment can focus on dental displacement only, or can deal with the control and modification of facial growth. In the latter case it is better defined as "dentofacial orthopedics". Orthodontic treatment can be carried out for purely aesthetic reasons—improving the general appearance of patients' teeth and face for cosmetic reasons—but treatment is often prescribed for practical reasons, providing the patient with a functionally improved bite (occlusion). Dr. Edward H. Angle was the first orthodontist—the first dentist to limit his practice to orthodontics only. He is considered the "Father of Modern Orthodontics." In the 1940s Dr. Percy Raymond Begg, an Australian orthodontist, developed a the "Light Arch Wire Technique". Both Begg and Edgewise techniques are still taught today at most orthodontic training programs around the world. Contents
