Charles J. Burstone

Charles J. Burstone
Born(1928-04-04)April 4, 1928
Kansas City, United States.
DiedFebruary 11, 2015(2015-02-11) (aged 86)
EducationWashington University in St. Louis
Known forBeing the 'father of' Biomechanics in orthodontics.
Medical career
ProfessionDentist
InstitutionsUniversity of Indiana Orthodontics
UConn Health Center
Sub-specialtiesOrthodontics

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 wrote more than 200 articles in scientific fields.[2][3]

Career

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. In 1994, he was appointed Professor Emeritus in the Orthodontic Department. He later retired and spent his time at Uconn Health Center.[4]

Burstone published his first paper in 1959 in Journal of Dental Research. In 1961, Burstone was the first to introduce the photographic occlusogram. He is also known to have developed the segmental Intrusion (orthodontics) arch technique in 1950s.[5]

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.[3] Burstone also formulated B line which is a line constructed from soft tissue subnasale to soft tissue pogonion.[3] He also developed COGS (Cephalometrics for Orthognathic Surgery) analysis for patients requiring orthognathic surgery.[3]

Burstone created the Beta-Titanium orthodontic wire in 1980 and Chinese Niti wire in 1985.[6][7] He also popularized the segmental-arch mechanics in 1962.[8] He developed a T-Loop design for the purpose of space closure in orthodontics.[9] He also wrote many papers related to the topic of center of resistance of anterior teeth during various orthodontic tooth movements.[10]

Burstone worked with Ravindra Nanda at University of Connecticut Health Center. Flavio Uribe, current Program Director of the Uconn Orthodontic Department, received the Charles J. Burstone Endowed Professorship in Orthodontics in 2012.[11] He died at the age of 86 in Seoul, South Korea.

Textbooks

  • The Biomechanical Foundation of Clinical Orthodontics published in 2015
  • Problem Solving in Orthodontics: Goal-Oriented Treatment Strategies published in 2000
  • Retention and Stability in Orthodontics published in 1993
  • The Biology of Tooth Movement published in 1988

Awards and positions

See also

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. 147 (3): 293–4. doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2014.12.011. PMID 25726388.
  3. ^ a b c d Legan, H. L.; Burstone, C. J. (October 1980). "Soft tissue cephalometric analysis for orthognathic surgery". Journal of Oral Surgery (American Dental Association: 1965). 38 (10): 744–751. ISSN 0022-3255. PMID 6932485.
  4. ^ "Charles J Burstone". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  5. ^ "The Connecticut Intrusion Arch - JCO Online". www.jco-online.com. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  6. ^ Burstone, C. J.; Goldberg, A. J. (February 1980). "Beta titanium: a new orthodontic alloy". American Journal of Orthodontics. 77 (2): 121–132. doi:10.1016/0002-9416(80)90001-9. ISSN 0002-9416. PMID 6928342.
  7. ^ Burstone, C. J.; Qin, B.; Morton, J. Y. (June 1985). "Chinese NiTi wire--a new orthodontic alloy". American Journal of Orthodontics. 87 (6): 445–452. doi:10.1016/0002-9416(85)90083-1. ISSN 0002-9416. PMID 3890554.
  8. ^ Burstone, C. J. (November 1962). "Rationale of the segmented arch". American Journal of Orthodontics. 48 (11): 805–822. doi:10.1016/0002-9416(62)90001-5. ISSN 0002-9416. PMID 14017216.
  9. ^ Kuhlberg, A. J.; Burstone, C. J. (July 1997). "T-loop position and anchorage control". American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 112 (1): 12–18. doi:10.1016/s0889-5406(97)70268-3. ISSN 0889-5406. PMID 9228836.
  10. ^ Vanden Bulcke, M. M.; Burstone, C. J.; Sachdeva, R. C.; Dermaut, L. R. (May 1987). "Location of the centers of resistance for anterior teeth during retraction using the laser reflection technique". American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 91 (5): 375–384. doi:10.1016/0889-5406(87)90390-8. ISSN 0889-5406. PMID 3472456.
  11. ^ "New Burstone Professor Advancing Orthodontics Field - UConn Today". today.uconn.edu. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2016-10-30.