Word: kurz
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Much of the credit for the new acceptance of adult braces must go to the invisible, or lingual, appliance, which offers an alternative to people who cannot face the world with a "tin grin." It was invented by Craven Kurz, 39, a Beverly Hills, Calif, orthodontist who once was a faculty member of UCLA Dental School. Some of Kurz's patients, among them actors, announcers and even Playboy Bunnies, had a professional investment in their smiles. "They were in a Catch-22 situation," explains Kurz. "They needed to have their teeth straightened, but they couldn't use conventional...
...Kurz came up with the notion of using a new bonding technique to attach a brace to the back of the tooth. The braces were tightened by a wire anchored to the patient's molars. After trying a prototype on his receptionist, Kurz filed for a patent in 1976 and sold it two years later to Ormco, a dental-appliance manufacturing company. At present 3,000 of the nation's estimated 7,400 orthodontists have signed up for Ormco-sponsored seminars in Kurz's technique...