Norman William Kingsley, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American dentist
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About Norman William Kingsley
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- Kingsley (October 26, 1829 – February 20, 1913) was a dentist and an artist in the 19th century.
- He was a major contributor in the early development of orthodontic treatments and cleft palate therapy.
- He designed fixed and removable inclined planes to correct Angle Class II malocclusions.
- He also designed the first soft-rubber palatal obturators, which enabled patients with cleft palate to enjoy normal speech and function.
- He was the first person in 1880 to introduce the concept of "jumping the bite for patients with a retruded mandible".
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