Dr. Robert Lawson Waugh DMD, MS
Orthodontist
1500 Oglethorpe Avenue Suite 100 Athens GA, 30606About
Dr. Robert Waugh practices Orthodontics in Athens, GA. Comprehensive orthodontic treatment includes metal wires that are inserted into orthodontic brackets, which can be made from stainless steel or a more aesthetic ceramic material. The wires interact with the brackets to move teeth into desired positions. Being advanced in the field, Dr. Waugh may also use Invisalign or other aligner trays that have been designed to align a patients? smile. As an orthodontist, Dr. Waugh must recognize various characteristics of a malocclusion or dentofacial deformity, define the nature of the problem, including the etiology if possible, and design a treatment strategy based on the specific needs and desires of the patient.
Education and Training
Baylor College School of Dentistry Orthodontics
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Dentistry D.M.D.
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The management of pterygia with particular reference to recurrent pterygia.
- The development of vision and its relation to muscle anomalies.
- Healing of the posterior lens capsule and lens-induced endophthalmitis.
- Cataract formation following beta-ray radium therapy.
- Sympathetic ophthalmia; similarity to bilateral endophthalmitis phacoanaphylactica; new therapeutic methods.
- Iridoschisis; report of an additional case.
- Anomalies of the carpus; with particular reference to the bipartite scaphoid (navicular).
- SOLITARY MYELOMA OF BONE: A CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGIC ENTITY.
- Ruptures of muscles and tendons with particular reference to rupture or elongation of long tendon, of biceps brachii with report of 50 cases.
- External skeletal fixation used with ordinary extension splints in the treatment of fractures of both bones of the leg.
- Physical medicine in a Marine hospital.
- Some phases of fracture treatment.
- Multiple peritoneal autotransplantation of splenic tissue following traumatic rupture of the spleen.
- [Use of Cone Beam Computerized Tomography (CBCT) in orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning in the presence of a palatally-impacted canine].
- Amplified music and young people's hearing. Review and report of Australian findings.
Treatments
- Tmj/tmd Treatments
- Oral Appliance Therapy
- Sleep Apnea Appliance
Professional Memberships
- Professional Member American Dental Association
- Professional Member AAO
- Professional Member American Board of Orthodontics
- Professional Member American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine
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