Background
He was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1895.
He was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1895.
He was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1895. He attended Phoenix public schools until he attended Stanford University as a pre-dental student and received his Doctorate.D.S degree from University of California in 1919. After graduation, he returned to Phoenix to practice General Dentistry for next 8 years.
In the year 1927, Doctor Tweed decided to join Angle School of Orthodontia after giving up his private practice.
There under Edward Angle, Charles spent few years gaining knowledge of the field He was chosen by Doctor Edward Angle to assist in preparing the edgewise bracket for introduction and manufacture.
He then returned to Phoenix to work as a Private Practice Orthodontist and eventually ended up moving to Tucson, Arizona.
lieutenant is important to note that Doctor Tweed"s philosophy was different than Edward Angle, his mentor. In 1940, Doctor Tweed treated 100 patients without extractions and then treated them with extractions. He presented his findings at the AAO meeting.
According to Proffit et al., under the leadership of Charles Tweed, extraction of teeth was reintroduced into orthodontics in the 1940s and 1950s to enhance facial esthetics and occlusal relationships.
He published his first article in the Angle Orthodontist journal, titled "Reports of Cases Treated with the Edgewise Architecture Mechanism". He published the textbook Clinical orthodontics in 1966 which summed up over 40 years of his research and work in the field of orthodontics.
Doctor Tweed during his discussions on a particular Orthodontic subject was famous for this saying "Just put your plaster on the table" which meant Let the Treatment Speak Foreign Itself. Tweed is known for creating the Tweed Analysis.
He believed in maximum facial harmony and balance and therefore he believed in treating the mandibular incisors over the basal bone of the mandible.
The formation of the club originated in 1941. Doctor Tweed had a study club which included few orthodontists such as Sam Lewis, Copeland Shelden, Robert H. West. Strang, Cecil C. Steiner, William B. Downs, Herbert I. Margolis, Paul Lewis and Hayes Nance. The group initially met in 1941 and 1942, and due to World World War II resumed their meetings in 1946.
During the 1946 meeting, Doctor Tweed"s study group decided to established the Charles H.