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Robert M. Ricketts and Rudolf Slavicek: dentistry by the rules of nature

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2023
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Fornai, C., Oppermann, N. J., Tester, I., Parlett, K., Elnagar, M. H., Kusnoto, B., & Sanchez, F. J. C. (2023). Robert M. Ricketts and Rudolf Slavicek: dentistry by the rules of nature. Angle Orthodontist, 93(5), 497–500. https://doi.org/10.2319/050423-323.1

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Abstract

The stomatognathic structures act as a complex and integrated system, thereby accomplishing several essential functions of the body. Aside from participating in food digestion, they are key for respiration and swallowing and play a central role in social interaction and stress management. The lifeworks of Robert M. Ricketts (1920–2003), an American orthodontist, and Rudolf Slavicek (1928–2022), an Austrian prosthodontist, were centered on this understanding. Both were educated in the time of gnathology, functional dentistry, and cepha

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  • Fornai, Cinzia
  • Oppermann, Nelson J
  • Tester, Ian
  • Parlett, Kim
  • Elnagar, Mohammed H
  • Kusnoto, Budi
  • Sanchez, Flavio J C

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93

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5

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497

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500

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Orthodontics

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English

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2023-09-01

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2023-11-22

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0003-3219

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125 since deposited on 2023-11-22
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Fornai, C., Oppermann, N. J., Tester, I., Parlett, K., Elnagar, M. H., Kusnoto, B., & Sanchez, F. J. C. (2023). Robert M. Ricketts and Rudolf Slavicek: dentistry by the rules of nature. Angle Orthodontist, 93(5), 497–500. https://doi.org/10.2319/050423-323.1

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