Draft:Anthony D. Viazis

Anthony D. Viazis is an American orthodontist, scholar and businessman. He is known for founding the FASTBRACES Technologies and inventing the technology used for FASTBRACES brackets. Viazis’s research in orthodontics has been cited over 1,500 times.

Research
Viazis’s research in orthodontics has been cited over 1,500 times.

While affiliated with the Baylor College of Dentistry, Viazis published research on orthodontic appliance parts such as brackets, wires, and adhesives. He has written on similar topics for publications such as the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics, and the Journal of Dental Research. His research has also covered topics such as orthodontic treatments and periodontal surgery.

Viazis also published the dental treatise Atlas of Orthodontics: A Guide to Clinical Efficiency in 1998. The book was a step-by-step guide to fixed appliance mechanics using orthodontic brackets.

Viazis owns several patents for his orthodontic bracket designs.

Selected bibliography

 * Viazis, A. D., Cavanaugh, G., & Bevis, R. R. (1990). Bond strength of ceramic brackets under shear stress: an in vitro report. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 98(3), 214-221.
 * Viazis, A. D. (1991). A cephalometric analysis based on natural head position. Journal of Clinical Orthodontics: JCO, 25(3), 172-181.
 * Viazis, A. D. (1998). Atlas of Advanced Orthodontics: A Guide to Clinical Efficiency. United Kingdom: W.B. Saunders Company.
 * Vadiakas, G., & Viazis, A. D. (1992). Anterior crossbite correction in the early deciduous dentition. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 102(2), 160-162.


 * Eliades, T., Viazis, A. D., & Eliades, G. (1991). Bonding of ceramic brackets to enamel: morphologic and structural considerations. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 99(4), 369-375.