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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

Principles of dental surgery; exhibiting a new method of treating the diseases of the teeth and gums; especially calculated to promote their health and beauty, accompanied by a general view of the present state of dental surgery, with oc casional references to the more prevalent abuses of the art, in two parts.

Publication Details

London: Thomas & George Underwood, 1826 CE.

"This was a complete work on dental science, pathology, and thereapeutics, far in advance of anything heretofore published in the English language containing many practical ideas" (Thorpe, Biographies of pioneer American dentists and their successors (1910) 55).  Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

Thematic Classifications

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Entry Number#12868
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/15115
Author Bio Linkworldcat.org/identities ↗
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Geographic Context

Publication place: London