This document summarizes a conference held in Fukuoka, Japan to honor the memory and legacy of Dr. John Stenger in the field of template therapy and sports dentistry. It describes three generations of dentists from the United States who advanced the field: Dr. Carl Storberg from 1915 in Duluth, Minnesota, Dr. John Stenger from 1945 in South Bend, Indiana, and Dr. David Burns from 1975 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The document provides biographical details about each dentist and their contributions to template therapy.

1. " THE MEMORY OF DR. JOHN STENGER
THRU HIS WORKS AND PASSIONS AND
3 GENERATIONS OF TEMPLATE THERAPY"
Hakata in Fukuoka Pre.
21st and 22nd June 2008
Prof. Won Han Shin, MD Korea
Dr. David L. Burns, DDS USA
Prof. Gi Cheol Lee, DDS Korea
Dr. Kouichi Shimokawa, DDS.
Dr. Kiyoshi Maehara, DDS
Dr. Hitoshi Taga, DDS

2. In Memory of Dr. Jack Stenger

3. THREE USA GENERATIONS OF
TEMPLATE THERAPY
Dr. Carl Storberg 1915 Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Jack Stenger 1945 South Bend, Indiana
Dr. David Burns 1975 Fort Wayne, Indiana

4. D e n tistr y lo st o n e o f it’s m o st c o u r a g e o u s
a n d in n o v a tiv e p io n e e r s in T M J a n d S p o r ts
D e n tistr y w h e n J o h n M . S te n g e r d ie d in
S o u th B e n d , In d ia n a , o n M a y 2 3 , 2 0 0 6 .

5. J o h n p r a c tic e d G e n e r a l D e n tistr y
e m p h a siz in g T M J a n d S p o r ts D e n tistr y in
S o u th B e n d , In d ia n a , sin c e g r a d u a tin g
fr o m In d ia n a U n iv e r sity S c h o o l o f
D e n tistr y in 1 9 4 5 .

6. H e e n jo y e d te a c h in g A n a to m y a n d
P h y sio lo g y a t th e H y g ie n e sc h o o l in
S o u th B e n d a n d w a s a k e y le c tu r e r
fo r d e n tists b e in g ta u g h t in C h ic a g o
a t th e D e n ta l R e se a r c h C e n te r .

7. H e w a s ta u g h t b y a d e n tist fr o m D u lu th ,
M in n e so ta , D r . C a r l S to r b e r g , a n d b e c a m e
h is p r o té g é . D r . S to r b e r g w a s a m e m b e r o f
th e A c a d e m y o f F u n c tio n a l P r o sth o d o n tic s
a n d A m e r ic a n A c a d e m y o f P h y sio lo g ic
D e n tistr y .

8. T h e a r tic le o n “ M o u th g u a r d s: P r o te c tio n
A g a in st S h o c k to H e a d , N e c k a n d T e e th ”
w a s p u b lish e d in th e A D A J o u r n a l in
S e p te m b e r o f 1 9 6 4 .

9. H e m a d e th e m o u th g u a r d s fo r a ll th e
a th le te s a t th e U n iv e r sity o f N o tr e D a m e a n d
a lo n g w ith a n e n g in e e r fr o m U n iv e r sity o f
V ir g in ia n a m e d G e o r g e G illie s, c o -a u th o r e d
a n a r tic le “ T h e In v e r te d P e n d u lu m
T h e o r y ” to m a th e m a tic a lly p r o v e G u z a y ’s
Q uadrant T heorem .

10. H e le c tu r e d in O sa k a , J a p a n a n d S e o u l,
K o r e a a n d c o -r e se a r c h e d w ith D r . K iy o sh i
M a e h a r a o n th e im p o r ta n c e o f th e lo w e r
ja w a n d its in flu e n c e o n o v e r a ll h e a lth a n d
p r o te c tio n to a ll a th le te s.

11. D r . J o h n S te n g e r w a s a w a r d e d th e F a th e r
o f S p o r ts D e n tistr y a t th e a n n u a l m e e tin g
in 2 0 0 5 o f th e A c a d e m y o f S p o r ts D e n tistr y .

12. T h r o u g h y o u r g e n iu s, y o u r w o r k w ill b e tte r
se r v e h u m a n ity b y r e sto r in g h e a lth to
m a k e life fu lle r a n d m o r e m e a n in g fu l. Y o u
w ill fo r e v e r liv e th r o u g h S p o r ts a n d
P h y sio lo g ic D e n tistr y .

13. Drs. Storberg, Stenger and Lawton

14. Purpose of Template
Therapy
Template therapy leads to proper occlusion and
results with proper posture which allows for curing
of many phenomenon and diseases
We as dentists only treat the malocclusion which
leads to proper occlusion and posture allowing the
phenomenon and diseases to improve

15. DENTURE RESEARCH
GROUP OF CHICAGO
FOUNDED IN 1949

17. Casey Guzay

19. Casey M. Guzay’s Quadrant Theorem
Center of jaw movement is in sub-atlas
X-axis is occlusal plane and Y-axis is posture or
vertebral alignment

22. Eleanor Guzay

23. THREE USA GENERATIONS OF
TEMPLATE THERAPY
Dr. Carl Storberg 1915 Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Jack Stenger 1945 South Bend, Indiana
Dr. David Burns 1975 Fort Wayne, Indiana

24. Dr. Carl Storberg 1915 Duluth, Minnesota

25. Normal Occlusion
Dr. Carl Storberg’s definition of
normal occlusion is that mandibular
maxillary relationships supported by
natural and/or artificial dentition
which permits all the structures
directly dependent on that
relationship to function in a state of
equilibrium.

26. Intra-Occlusal Space
Intra-Occlusal space is that distance the
mandible moves from rest to full occlusion.

27. Rest Position
Rest position is that position of the mandible
from which all functional movement of the
mandible begins and ends.

28. Bite registration
STORBERG 1915

29. Storberg

30. Storberg

31. Storberg

32. Dr. Storberg 1945 SATELITE CROWNS,
UPPER&LOWER DENTURES
Storberg

33. Storberg

34. Upper denture impression
&
Lower denture impression
STORBERG 1915

35. Storberg

36. Storberg

37. Storberg

38. Storberg

39. Storberg

40. Storberg

41. Storberg

42. Storberg

43. Storberg

44. Storberg

45. Storberg

46. THREE USA GENERATIONS OF
TEMPLATE THERAPY
Dr. Carl Storberg 1915 Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Jack Stenger 1945 South Bend, Indiana
Dr. David Burns 1975 Fort Wayne, Indiana

47. Dr. Jack Stenger 1945 South Bend, Indiana

48. Stenger

49. Stenger

50. Stenger

51. UPPER and LOWER
IMMEDIATE DENTURES
STENGER 1945

52. Stenger

53. Stenger

54. Stenger

55. Upper denture impression
STENGER 1945

56. Stenger

57. Stenger

58. Don’t Hurry
Don’t Worry
Don’t Get Mad
Stenger

59. Stenger

60. Lower denture impression
STENGER 1945

61. Stenger

62. Bite registration
STENGER 1945

63. Stenger

64. Stenger

65. Stenger

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72. Stenger

74. THREE USA GENERATIONS OF
TEMPLATE THERAPY
Dr. Carl Storberg 1915 Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Jack Stenger 1945 South Bend, Indiana
Dr. David Burns 1975 Fort Wayne, Indiana

75. Dr. David Burns 1975 Fort Wayne, Indiana

77. Upper denture impression
&
Lower denture impression
BURNS 1975

78. Burns

79. Burns

80. Bite registration
BURNS 1975

81. Burns

82. Burns

83. Burns
Burns

85. Burns

86. Upper denture impression
&
Lower denture impression
BURNS 1975

87. Burns

88. Bite registration
BURNS 1975

89. Burns

90. Burns

92. Dr. Burns 2005 IMPLANT CASE
Burns

95. DOMO
ARIGATO
GOZIAMUS!!