Dr. Marc Bernard Ackerman D.M.D.
Orthodontist
300 Longwood Avenue Hu-226 Boston MA, 02115About
Dr. Marc Ackerman practices Orthodontics in Boston, MA. Comprehensive orthodontic treatment includes metal wires that are inserted into orthodontic brackets, which can be made from stainless steel or a more aesthetic ceramic material. The wires interact with the brackets to move teeth into desired positions. Being advanced in the field, Dr. Ackerman may also use Invisalign or other aligner trays that have been designed to align a patients? smile. As an orthodontist, Dr. Ackerman must recognize various characteristics of a malocclusion or dentofacial deformity, define the nature of the problem, including the etiology if possible, and design a treatment strategy based on the specific needs and desires of the patient.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Smile analysis and design in the digital era.
- The myth of Janus: Orthodontic progress faces orthodontic history.
- Dynamic smile visualization and quantification: part 1. Evolution of the concept and dynamic records for smile capture.
- Dynamic smile visualization and quantification: Part 2. Smile analysis and treatment strategies.
- The apically repositioned flap and unerupted teeth.
- Orthodontics and its discontents.
- Buccal smile corridors.
- Obsequies for an opinion masquerading as fact.
- Orthodontics in the age of enhancement.
- Evidence-bolstered orthodontics.
- Orthodontics and its discontents.
- Evidence-bolstered orthodontics.
- A Philadelphia fable: how ideal occlusion became the philosopher's stone of orthodontics.
- Pitch, roll, and yaw: describing the spatial orientation of dentofacial traits.
- A Philadelphia fable: how ideal occlusion became the philosopher's stone of orthodontics.
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