Early Life and Career
- Edward Hartley Angle was born on June 1, 1855, in Herricks, NY, U.S.
- He attended high school in Canton, Pennsylvania.
- Angle studied at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and became a dentist in 1878.
- He opened a sheep-ranching business in Montana in 1882.
- Angle married Florence A Canning in March 1887 and had a daughter named Florence Elizabeth Angle.
- In 1886, Angle became a faculty member at the University of Minnesota, teaching comparative anatomy and orthodontia.
- He published his first edition of a textbook in 1887.
- Angle was elected as the President of the Minneapolis City Dental Society in 1888.
- He resigned from his faculty position to focus solely on orthodontics.
- Angle earned his Medical degree from Marion Sims College in 1897.

Contributions to Orthodontics
- Angle founded the Angle School of Orthodontia in St. Louis, Missouri in 1900.
- He coined the term 'malocclusion' to refer to anomalies of tooth position.
- Angle standardized appliances and developed surgical techniques for orthodontic treatment.
- His classification system for malocclusion revolutionized the field of orthodontics.
- Angle collaborated with artist Edmund H. Wuerpel to apply aesthetics to orthodontics.
- Angle founded the Society of Orthodontists, which later became the American Society of Orthodontists.
- He published several editions of his famous textbook on orthodontics.
- Angle opened three orthodontic schools between 1905 and 1928.
- He had 46 patents to his name.
- The Angle Orthodontist, founded in 1930, is the official publication of the Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists.

Impact and Legacy
- Edward H. Angle is widely regarded as the father of American orthodontics.
- He dedicated his life to standardizing the teaching and practice of orthodontics.
- Angle's classification system provided clarity and simplicity to defining healthy dentition alignment.
- He emphasized the importance of occlusion for optimal facial aesthetics.
- Angle's contributions laid the foundation for modern orthodontics.

Orthodontic Appliances
- Upper and Lower Jaw Functional Expanders were developed in 1907.
- The E (expansion) Arch Appliance had two types: Basic and Ribbed.
- The Pin & Tube Appliance, introduced in 1910, consisted of Gold and Platinum bands.
- The Ribbon Arch Appliance, created in 1915, allowed rotation to be possible.
- The Edgewise Appliance, developed in 1925, allowed tooth movement in all 3 planes of space.

Death and Related Information
- Edward Angle died on August 11, 1930, in Santa Monica.
- He passed away at the age of 75 from heart failure.
- His last words were, 'I have finished my work and I did my best.'
- He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, California.
- Angle School of Orthodontia is associated with Edward Angle.
- The Angle Orthodontist is a publication related to orthodontics.
- Calvin Case is a notable figure in dentistry.
- The book 'Contemporary Orthodontics' by William R. Proffit is a reference.
- 'Famous Figures in Dentistry' by Tamar Gruenbaum is a resource.
- Sheldon Peck's article provides a biographical portrait of Edward Hartley Angle.
- 'Contemporary Orthodontics' by William R. Proffit is a comprehensive orthodontics textbook.
- The ADA.org website has information on the history of dentistry in the 19th century.
- The JASDA Mouth journal features an article on famous figures in dentistry.
- Various authors have contributed to the field of orthodontics, including Charles B. Bolton, Holly Broadbent Sr., Allan G. Brodie, Charles J. Burstone, and Peter Buschang.