Early Life and Education
- Born on 10 December 1916 in Silesia, Germany
- Enrolled in the medical faculty in Breslau, Germany in 1935
- Studied under Artur Martin Schwarz in Vienna, Austria in 1939

Contributions and Innovations
- Developed the Roentgenphotogramm in 1939
- Specialized in otolaryngology and worked in Hamburg for Schuchardt
- Developed the Elastic Oral Adaptor or the Bimler Appliance
- Addressed the shortcomings of the Activator appliance
- Developed the first Roentgenphotogramm in 1939
- Developed the elastic bite former during World War II
- Presented his findings on the Roentgenphotogramm to the European Orthodontic Society
- Developed the Bimler Cephalometric Analysis

Bimler Appliance
- Worked with the Activator appliance in his father's office
- Disliked the rigidity and bulkiness of the Activator appliance
- Started testing a new appliance using stainless steel wire instead of acrylic
- Developed the Elastic Oral Adaptor or the Bimler Appliance
- Addressed the shortcomings of the Activator appliance

Related Concepts
- Activator appliance
- List of Orthodontic Functional Appliances

References
- Memorial To Dr. Hans Peter Bimler (www.iaortho.org)
- Bimler, Barbara (2002-01-01). Hans Peter Bimler at age 85. International Journal of Orthodontics
- Phulari, Basavaraj Subhashchandra (2013-06-30). History of Orthodontics. JP Medical Ltd.
- Treatment Effects of the Bimler Functional Appliance on Class II Division 2 Malocclusion
- Bimler appliance - Oxford Reference