Peter C. Kesling (born 1932) was an American orthodontist known for the development of the tip-edge orthodontic appliance in 1986. He held over 50 patents related to orthodontic appliances.
Life
Kesling was born in
La Porte, Indiana
La Porte (French for "The Door") is a city in LaPorte County, Indiana, United States, of which it is the county seat. Its population was estimated to be 21,341 in 2022. It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte, India ...
, the son of Dr.
Harold Kesling, who was also an orthodontist, and who invented the tooth positioner appliance.
After graduating from the orthodontic program in 1958, Kesling joined the orthodontic clinic run by his father and Dr. Robert A. Rocke.
For 40 years, Dr. Kesling was an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at Saint Louis University. He is also a diplomate of the
American Board of Orthodontics
American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) is a non-profit professional association for orthodontists founded in 1929.
History
The organization was first established as ''the American Board of Orthodontia'' in 1929 and later changed its name to the A ...
.
He has co-authored two textbooks, including ''Orthodontic Theory and Technique''.
Kesling has three sons, Adam, Andrew and Christopher Kesling, (also an orthodontist), who works at the same practice as his grandfather founded, Harold Kesling, the Kesling-Rocke Orthodontic Center in Westville, Indiana.
TP Orthodontics
TP Orthodontics was founded by Peter's father
Harold Kesling and his brother David Kesling. In 2006, Peter sold some of the company shares to his son Andrew Kesling.
Tip-edge appliance
Kesling developed the tip-edge appliance in 1986. The brackets of this appliance are made by removing the diagonally opposed corners from
Edward Angle
Edward Hartley Angle (June 1, 1855 – August 11, 1930) was an American dentist, widely regarded as "the father of American orthodontics". He was trained as a dentist, but made orthodontics his speciality and dedicated his life to standardizing ...
's edgewise slot. This allows either mesial or distal tipping of a tooth. One can use small forces such as 2oz to 4oz to move teeth. The appliance is also sometimes referred to as "Kesling the slot".
References
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People from La Porte, Indiana
1932 births
Living people
American orthodontists