Arne Bjork
Arne Bjork (1911–1996) was a Swedish dentist famous for his The Face in Profile Analysis which he published in 1947. He is also known to develop the implant radiography.[1]
Education
Dr. Bjork was born in Darlane, Sweden. He received his dental training in Stockholm. He practiced dentistry from 1937 to 1951. He served as chairman of orthodontics in Malmo, Sweden from 1940-1950. He then served as Professor of Orthodontics in Royal Dental College, Denmark. Eventually he became the head of Department of Orthodontics and head of Craniofacial Growth Center at the Royal Dental College for next 30 years. He was nominated as member of World Federations of Orthodontists in 1995.[2]
Career
Bjork was one of the first people to work on Implant Radiography. He along with his coworkers, placed metal pins in bones of jaws and other parts of skeleton. They then looked at these pins in a Cephalometric Analysis to assess the growth pattern of a growing individual. This technique was instrumental in providing a way to study the grown pattern of a human mandible.
Bjork also developed seven structural signs that helped find the direction of the growth of mandible, also known as Bjork Analysis.[3]
- Inclination of Condylar Head
- Curvature of Mandibular Canal
- Shape of Lower border of Mandible
- Inclination of Symphysis
- Interincisal Angle
- Intermolar or Interpremolar Angles
- Lower Anterior Facial Height
Awards and recognitions
- Honorary member of World Federations of Orthodontists
- Albert Ketcham Memorial Award - 1973
- Chairman of Orthodontic Department at Malmo, Sweden 1949-1950
- Orthodontic Professor at Royal Dental College 1951-1981
- Sheldon Friel Memorial Lecture - 1980
References
- ↑ Profitt, William. Contemporary Orthodontics.
- ↑ "Honorary Members". World Federation of Orthodontists. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ Lager, H (1971). "Arne Bjork 60 years". Tandlaegebladet. PMID 4946246.