DELABARRE, Christophe François (1777 – 1862)
1777 – 1862
2 entries in the GMN corpus.
1815 CE
#3679.4
Odontologie, ou observations sur les dents humaines, suivies de quelques idées nouvelles sur le mécanisme des dentier artificielles.
Delabarre was one of the first to systematize occlusal anomalies through description and illustration of individual kinds. He also developed some of the earliest orthodontic appliances using bands.
1820 CE
#3679.5
Traité de la partie mécanique de l’art du chirugien-dentiste. 2 vols.
The first scientifically written textbook of dental prosthetics. Delabarre's innovations included clasp retentions, the impression tray, and the palatal obturator. Digital facsimile from gallica.BnF.fr at this link.