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    IN MEMORIAM

    Ronald H. Roth, 1933-2005


    The specialty of orthodontics recently lost a giant:
    Dr Ronald H. Roth died on January 24, 2005. His
    passing came quickly from an aggressive form of
    cancer.
    The name “Roth” has become familiar to most
    orthodontists. Many fixed orthodontic appliances bear
    the name, and “the Roth prescription” has become an
    orthodontic household term. Equally notable is that
    many clinicians and students in orthodontic programs
    throughout the world follow what is known as the
    “Roth philosophy.”
    One of Roth’s chief contributions was his ever-
    present insistence on the functional diagnosis and
    correction of malocclusion to a properly functioning
    occlusion. This included an almost passionate insis-
    tence on harmonious functioning of the temporoman- Among his friends and his students alike, he never
    dibular joints. wanted to be anything but simply “Ron.” He took great
    His requirement that diagnostic casts be mounted pleasure in having students, colleagues, and friends
    on adjustable articulators has not been uniformly ac- from every corner of the globe.
    cepted. However, the excellence in finishing orthodon- Long after his departure, Ron’s teachings, beliefs,
    tic treatments and obtaining esthetically and function- and friendships will remain. It does not happen often
    ally optimal results that mounting produces cannot be that a luminary develops in a specialty. Ron Roth was
    disputed. Ron was not afraid of testing new concepts undoubtedly one. We have been privileged to know
    and new ideas. Clearly, he was among the first to Ron personally and be among his friends late in his life.
    recognize the value and the importance of Larry An- During the American Association of Orthodontists’
    drews’ straight-wire-appliance concepts. Similarly, he Annual Meeting in May 2004, Ron most graciously
    was among the earliest users of interactive self-ligation, contributed to our discussion on the System-R interac-
    proclaiming that the system would eventually replace tive self-ligation, not only by making complimentary
    the conventional method of ligation and revolutionize comments, but also, in his typical manner, by bringing
    biomechanics. many of his students to hear our discussion.
    Mladen M. Kuftinec
    Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2005;128:136 New York, NY
    0889-5406/$30.00
    Copyright © 2005 by the American Association of Orthodontists. Maija Eltz
    doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2005.05.042 Vienna, Austria

    136

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