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ORTHODONTICS and ‘THE PINOCCHIO FACTOR’

Published by: Dr Robert Cerny, BDS, MDSc. Specialist Orthodontist.

When Pinocchio lies, his nose grows longer... Applying the Pinocchio factor to orthodontics, how long would its nose be today?
Orthodontics became the first dental specialty in 1900 thanks to Dr EH Angle. The 'laws of orthodontics' were developed from trial and error assessments, opinions and anecdotal claims. Most of the laws have never being scrutinised or validated scientifically.

Author: Dr Robert Cerny

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