Charles J. Burstone

Charles J. Burstone
Born (1928-04-04)April 4, 1928
Kansas City, United States.
Died February 11, 2015(2015-02-11) (aged 86)
Education Washington School of Dental Medicine
Known for Being the 'father of' Biomechanics in orthodontics.

Medical career

Profession Dentist
Institutions University of Indiana Orthodontics
UConn Health Center
Specialism orthodontics

Charles J. Burstone (April 4, 1928 - February 11, 2015) was an American Orthodontist who was notable for his contributions to biomechanics and force-systems in the field of Orthodontics. He was well known for co-development of new orthodontic material such as beta titanium, nickel titanium, and long fiber-reinforced composite.[1] He has written more than 200 articles in scientific field.[2][3]

Career

Dr. Burstone was chairman of Indiana School of Orthodontics in 1961. In 1970, he created Orthodontic Department at University of Connecticut. He was the head of the department from 1970 to 1992. Eventually in 1994, he was appointed Professor Emeritus in the Orthodontic Department. He eventually retired and spent his time at Uconn Health Center.[4] Dr. Burstone published his first paper in 1959 in Journal of Dental Research. Burstone and Legan in their 1980 paper proposed a constructed horizontal line. This line is drawn through nasion at an angle of 7 degrees to the SN line. They developed this line because of reliability issues with the SN line when one can easily place the Sella Point up/down which can change the cephalometric measurements. This line tends to be parallel to the true horizontal line.[5] Dr. Burstone also formulated B line which is a line constructed from soft tissue Subnasale to Soft Tissue Pogonion.[6] Dr. Burstone also developed COGS (Cephalometrics for Orthognathic Surgery) Analysis for patients requiring orthognathic surgery.

He died at the age of 86 in Seoul, South Korea.

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Awards and positions

References

  1. Nanda, Ravindra. "The editor's corner: Dr. Charles J. Burstone". Journal of clinical orthodontics. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  2. Burstone, Charles (2014). "Physics and clinical orthodontics: 100 years ago and today". American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  3. Burstone, Charles; Leagen, H. "Soft tissue cephalometric analysis for orthognathic surgery". Journal of Oral Surgery. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. "Charles J Burstone". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. Burstone, Charles; Leagen, H. "Soft tissue cephalometric analysis for orthognathic surgery". Journal of Oral Surgery. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  6. Burstone, Charles; Leagen, H. "Soft tissue cephalometric analysis for orthognathic surgery". Journal of Oral Surgery. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

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