Emerson C. Angell

Emerson Colon Angell (1822–1903) was an American Dentist who is known as the father of the rapid maxillary expansion.[1] He published a paper in Dental Cosmos in 1860 in which he described this technique.[2][3]

Emerson Colon Angell
Born(1822-08-03)August 3, 1822
Known forFather of Rapid maxillary expansion in Orthodontic treatment
Medical career
ProfessionDentist

Life

He was born and grew up in Scituate, Rhode Island. He was the 7th generation of his family from Rhode Island. He was a descendant of Thomas Angell. Emerson learned agriculture and mechanics from his father. He began studying dentistry in 1846, under mentorship of people in the community due to the lack of any formal education available at that time. He eventually practiced in Rhode Island, New York City and San Francisco.

Dentistry

Emerson first published a paper on expansion of palate in San Francisco Medical Press (SFMP) in January 1860.[4] This initial paper described the expansion of palate with deciduous teeth, which was later followed by another paper on the permanent teeth dentition in SFMP. His first paper was a case report which focused on a 14-year-old patient with a posterior Crossbite. Emerson fitted this patient with an appliance in his maxillary arch and gave patients instructions to turn the screw every day. Emerson claimed that expansion was achieved in 2 weeks by separation of maxilla along the Midpalatal suture . Dr. Angell faced much criticism from people in the field of dentistry at that point.[5]

References
  1. Timms, D. J. (1997-05-01). "Emerson C. Angell (1822-1903). Founding father of rapid maxillary expansion". Dental Historian: Lindsay Club Newsletter (32): 3–12. ISSN 0958-6687. PMID 9879204.
  2. Timms, D. J. (1999-06-01). "The dawn of rapid maxillary expansion". The Angle Orthodontist. 69 (3): 247–250. ISSN 0003-3219. PMID 10371430.
  3. Singh, Gurkeerat (2008-12-01). Textbook of Orthodontics. Jaypee Brothers Publishers. ISBN 9788184480801.
  4. Hirsch, G. P. (1977-06-01). "Palatal expansion - adjunct to dentofacial orthopedics". International Journal of Orthodontics. 15 (2): 23–29, 46. ISSN 0020-7500. PMID 328420.
  5. Philippe, Julien (2007-04-01). "The origin of treatment expansion". American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 131 (4): 446, author reply 446. doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2007.02.044. ISSN 1097-6752. PMID 17418705.


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