People have always wanted to have perfect-looking teeth since the early times. And orthodontics treatment which provide this have become a reality thanks to some great men who spent their lives looking and developing ways make sure that people can get properly aligned teeth.
One of these people is French dentist whose name is Pierre Fauchard. In 1728, he published a book called “The Surgeon Dentist”. This book explained several ways to properly aligned crooked teeth. One of these ways includes the use of a horseshoe-link piece of metal that can be used to expand the arch.
Another great man in the history of orthodontics is Ettiene Bourdet, a dentist to the King of France. This well-known dentist published a book called “The Dentist’s Art” in 1757. In one of the chapters of his book, he explained the teeth alignment and the appliances that can be used for aligning the teeth. It paved ways for the perfection Fauchard’s tooth aligning device. His book was also able to discuss ways to lessen tooth crowding by means of removing premolars.
Another great contribution to orthodontics was made by a Scottish surgeon named John Hunter. In 1771, he wrote a book called “The Natural History of The Human Teeth”, which has a clear description of a human’s dental anatomy. His book was able to mention important terms such as molars, cuspids, incisors and bicuspids.
His book became very advantageous not only to early orthodontists but to their patients as well. J. Hunter also wrote a book called “A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Teeth”, which was about dental pathology.
Delabarre, Joachim Lafoulon, Maynard, Tucker and Solomon Talbot also provided significant contributions to the world of orthodontics. Delabarre introduced the wire crib in 1819. Lafoulon came up with the name orthodontics which can from “orthodontia” in 1841. Maynard pioneered the use gum orthodontic elastics in 1843. Tucker was the first to cut rubber bands from rubber tubing in 1850. And last but not the least, Solomon pioneered the use x-rays for orthodontic diagnosis which he performed at nearly the end of 1800s.
