Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026
Practical observations on the human teeth.
Publication Details
London: J. Johnson, 1783 CE.
Woofendale was the first professional dentist to travel to the American colonies (1766) and to set up practice there. During his two years of practice in America he may have made the first set of artificial teeth contructed in what is now the United States. He returned to England in 1769. The above work was “the most important [English] dental text of the time after Berdmore’s” (Ring).
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Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #3676.2 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5514 |
| External URL | practical-observations-on-the-human-teeth |
Geographic Context
Publication place: London