This article presents a history of the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry from its inception to the present day. Particular emphasis is given to those people who worked towards its formation, and those changes that were made over the years in order to improve it as a medium for the exchange of ideas in prosthodontics.
In recent years, fascinating results have been obtained in reconstructive surgery through use of high tech biomaterials and sophisticated surgical techniques reinforced by pharmacology, anesthesiology and intensive care.
Seven former orthodontic patients who were treated during the 1920s, '30s, and early '40s were questioned with respect to their perceptions of treatment. Two of the subjects were orthodontists and one was a general dentist, thus offering technological insights. Emphasis was placed on treatment acceptance, social and financial impact, pain, techniques, and overall result. Replies indicate that, while technological improvements were yet to come, patients coped at least as well as do today's counterparts. Orthodontic treatment in those days, like life in general, was simple and stern. Nevertheless, there was overall patient satisfaction with both the doctor and the result.
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