The Neurobiology of Orthodontics Treatment of Malocclusion Through N
This book presents the neurobiology of orthodontics according to the most recently acquired knowledge on the interaction of the brain activity with the senses. In particular, it highlights the ability of orofacial sensory input to modulate and change the
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The Neurobiology of Orthodontics
Margaritis Z. Pimenidis
The Neurobiology of Orthodontics Treatment of Malocclusion Through Neuroplasticity
Dr. Margaritis Z. Pimenidis Marathonos Street 22 152 33 Halandri, Athens Greece [email protected]
ISBN: 978-3-642-00395-0
e-ISBN: 978-3-642-00396-7
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00396-7 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009926011 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publishers cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information about dosage and application contained in this book. In every individual case the user must check such information by consulting the relevant literature. Cover design: eStudio Calamar S.L. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
I dedicate this volume to my son Alexandros and his wife Sophia for their unfailing love, help, and support. I am grateful to Dr. Anthony A. Gianelly and to the late Dr. Melvin L. Moss of Boston University and Columbia University, respectively, two great teachers who have supported my orthodontic and oral biology education and who kindled my interest in this field. My sincere thanks go to my friends Dr. Eugene Eagles and Dr. Paul J. Batastini, as well as to Dr. Robert L. Vanarsdall who kindly reviewed the drafts.
Man and Memory
Memory itself was identified as a discrete mental faculty in ancient Greece. It could be cultivated and trained like other human skills to generate knowledge through learning. Aristotle (384–322 BC) summarized these mental activities thus: There is an innate faculty of discrimination in all men whereby we perceive sense objects. In some the sense-perception persists, while in others it does not. Where it does not, there is either no cognition at all outside the act of perception, or no cognition of those objects of which perception does not persist. Where sense-perception does persist, after the act of perception is over, the percipients can still retain the perception in the soul (mind). If this happens repeatedly, a distinction immediately ari
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