title: History of imaging in orthodontics from Broadbent to cone-beam computed tomography.
abstract: The history of imaging and orthodontics is a story of technology informing biology. Advances in imaging changed our thinking as our understanding of craniofacial growth and the impact of orthodontic treatment deepened. This article traces the history of imaging in orthodontics from the invention of the cephalometer by B. Holly Broadbent in 1930 to the introduction of low-cost, low-radiation-dose cone-beam computed tomography imaging in 2015.
authors.affiliation: Professor and chair, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Hans
authors.affiliation: Professor and director of orthodontic residency, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: palomo@case.edu.
authors.forename: J Martin
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Palomo
authors.affiliation: Associate professor, Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valiathan
mesh_terms: D002508:Cephalometry / Q000266:history*; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000266:history; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000266:history*; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000266:history*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000266:history