title: Northcroft Memorial Lecture 2005: muscling in on malocclusions: current concepts on the role of muscles in the aetiology and treatment of malocclusion.
abstract: The British Orthodontic Society invites outstanding contributors from the field of Orthodontics to give the guest lecture in memory of George Northcroft. In 2005 the guest lecturer was Professor Nigel Hunt. The article that follows was presented as the Northcroft Memorial Lecture 2005 at the World Orthodontic Congress, Paris.
authors.affiliation: UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK. n.hunt@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Nigel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hunt
authors.forename: Rishma
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinanan
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D001732:Bite Force; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 / Q000502:physiology; D008445:Maxillofacial Development / Q000502:physiology; D024510:Muscle Development / Q000502:physiology; D018656:Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018657:Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009129:Muscle Tonus / Q000502:physiology; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains / Q000502:physiology; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000502:physiology; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D020033:Protein Isoforms; C522361:MMP2 protein, human; D020778:Matrix Metalloproteinase 2; D018995:Myosin Heavy Chains