Traité des maladies de la bouche d'après l'état actuel des connoissances en medécine et en chirurgie, qui comprend la structure et les fonctions de la bouche, l'histoire de ses maladies, les moyens d'en conserver la santé et la beauté et les operations particulières à l'art du dentiste.
Publication Details
Paris: L. Duprat-Duverger, 1805 CE.
Gariot promoted himself as "Dentist to King of Spain."
"The invention of articulators for holding the casts of artifical teeth is attributed to ...J. B. Gariot. Gariot designed his first model in 1805 from impressions of the gum in a lifelike position. This invention allowed artifical teeth to be propertly arranged. Some 35 years passed, however, before certain essential improvements on articulators were introduced that made them more practical and useful" (Harmarneh, "Dental exhibition & reference collection at the Smithsonian Institution," Health Services Reports, 97 (1972) 297.
Digital facsimile of the original French edition from Google Books at this link. Translated into English by J. B. Savier for the American Library of Dental Science, with notes by the editors as: Treatise on the diseases of the mouth; comprising the structure and functions of the mouth, the history of its diseases, the means of preserving it in beauty and health, and operations appretaining to the dental art. Baltimore, 1843. Digital facsimile of the English translation from Google Books at this link.
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #12855 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15102 |
| External URL | traite-des-maladies-de-la-bouche-dapres-letat-actuel-des-connoissances-en-medecine-et-en-chirurgie-qui-comprend-la-structure-et-les-fonctions-de-la-bouche-lhistoire-de-ses-maladies-les-moyens-den-conserver-la-sante-et-la-beaute-et-les-operations-particulieres-a-lart-du-dentiste |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Paris
Mentioned in annotation: Baltimore, MD