Norman William Kingsley
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Norman William Kingsley | |
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| Born | October 26, 1829 Stockholm, New York, United States |
| Died | February 20, 1913 (aged 83) Warren Point, New Jersey, United States |
| Education | Office of Solyman Brown, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery |
| Known for | Developer of Orthodontic treatments and Cleft Palatal therapy |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Dentist |
| Institutions | Private Practice |
| Sub-specialties | Orthodontics |
Norman William Kingsley (October 26, 1829 – February 20, 1913) was an American dentist and artist in the 19th century. He was a major contributor to the early development of orthodontic treatments and cleft palate therapy. He designed fixed and removable inclined planes to correct Angle Class II malocclusions. He designed the first soft-rubber palatal obturators, which enabled patients with cleft palate to enjoy normal speech and function.[1] In 1880, he was the first to introduce the concept of "jumping the bite for patients with a retruded mandible".
He was born in October 1829 in Stockholm, New York. During his childhood, he migrated to states such as Vermont and Pennsylvania in order for his father to find a job, ultimately returning to upstate New York. He was the eldest of six. At age 15, he left school to work as a store clerk and a bookkeeper.
At age 20 his uncle, Albigence W. Kingsley, who was a dental physician in Elizabeth, NJ introduced him to dentistry. In 1850, Kingsley spent six months at his uncle's practice learning about the job.
