Orthopedics & Gnathology

Gnathology is the Science that treats the biologics of the masticating mechanisms; that is, the morphology, anatomy, histology, physiology, pathology and the therapeutics of the oral organ, especially the jaws and teeth and the vital relations of the organ to the rest of the body.

Gnathologic Orthopedics utilizes orthopedic means such as dental arch development to facilitate gnathologic principles.