Review article
Bioprogressive Therapy and Diagnostics
Martina Mikšić
Mladen Šlaj
Senka Meštrović
Abstract
The bioprogressive technique is a fixed orthodontic technique, developed in the 1950s by Robert Murray Ricketts. This article provides a brief overview of the history of orthodontic practice, explaining the development of “Ricketts technique”, methods and principles that are incorporated in his bioprogressive therapy. It also discusses the importance of diagnostic methods, introduced by the author, that are still recognized as an important part of orthodontic therapy planning. This article explains the influence of bioprogressive philosophy on modern orthodontic techniques.
Keywords
Bioprogressive therapy; Ricketts technique; VTO
Hrčak ID:
2907
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2003.
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