Sunday, April 24, 2016

Week 4 Medtech and Art

My exposure to medical technology has come mostly in the field of orthodontics. As a Pre-Dental undergraduate student, medical technology plays an extremely large roll in the fixing and improvement of one's oral health. People think that orthodontics is just the use of braces to align teeth for aesthetic reasons, however there are many other reasons people go to see an orthodontist. Their job is to mold a persons lower and upper jaw and teeth so that a persons bite is the way it is supposed to be. In some cases people do not even have enough space in their mouths for all of their teeth to come in safely. One way to fix this effectively is the use of an expander. Much more effective on children, the expander slowly widens a persons mouth each night until there is adequate room for all of a persons teeth to come in.
Orthodontics is a art for that combines physics with medical technologies to improve oral health, but much of the benefit of it is definitely aesthetics. We can often see a physical difference in the way the teeth themselves look but we often don't realize the way a persons entire face is shaped is much due to their bite. In the photo we can see the difference in a woman's profile before and after braces. Orthodontics is a special of dentistry that almost completely relies on the use of medical technology.

From ordinary braces to headgear and expanders. Cases can be very simple or very complex but they all require great skill and precision. The orthodontist that I shadow has had multiple very unique cases published. It is a business of improving oral health and looks!









Resources:

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 http://www.goldreichorthodontics.com/images/before-and-after-gallery/big/014.jpg

 Bracesquestions. "Bracesquestions.com - Orthodontic Jaw Expander, How to Turn." YouTube. YouTube, 2009. Web. 24 Apr. 2016

 " ." Online Braces Guide. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.

 "Northridge Orthodontics, Calabasas Invisalign, Valencia Braces, Santa Clarita Orthodontist." Pair Orthodontics. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.

 Vesna, Victoria. "Lecture Part 1." Medicine Technology Art | Lectures. Online, Los Angeles. 22 Apr. 2016. Lecture

Vesna, Victoria. "Lecture Part 2." Medicine Technology Art | Lectures. Online, Los Angeles. 22 Apr. 2016. Lecture.

Vesna, Victoria. "Lecture Part 3." Medicine Technology Art | Lectures. Online, Los Angeles. 22 Apr. 2016. Lecture.

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  1. UnknownApril 25, 2016 at 12:09 AM

    I found your post to be very informative in regards to medicine and art. I also agree with your statement, "orthodontics is an art for that combines physics with medical technologies to improve oral health." I also mentioned plastic surgery, and even regular physicians with their x-ray's/MRI's as artists. Overall, I found your post to be very informative and detailed. I would only recommend to maybe tie more into the readings on the next post.

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