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Historical Bibliography Updated: May 10, 2020

The natural history of the human teeth.

Publication Details

London: J. Johnson, 1771 CE.

This is a detailed study of the mouth, jaws and teeth with exceptionally accurate plates. Hunter correctly understood the growth and development of the jaws and their relation to the muscles of mastication. He coined the terms cuspids, bicuspids, molars and incisors.

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Entry Number#3675
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5499
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLthe-natural-history-of-the-human-teeth-1771

Geographic Context

Publication place: London