Facets

1808 CE

#12857

Recherches historiques sur l'art du dentiste chez les anciens.

An early, if relatively brief (24pp.), effort at a study of contributions of ancient Greek and Roman writers to dentistry. Digital facsimile from BnF Gallica at this link.

1823 CE

#12860

Reflexiones sobre la importancia de conservar la dentadura y manejo necesario al efecto: En lo que se incluyen una explicacion de los principios teoricos de dentista, y un método practico de curacion en casos de abandono.

In addition to his dental training Parrott was a merchant, businessman, consult to Mexico (1834-1836) and confidential U.S. agent to Mexico during 1845-1848, the period of the Mexican-American War. This 72 page bookle…

1790 CE

#3677.1

Remarks on the diseases of the teeth.

The first "scientific" paper on dentistry to appear in an American periodical. Trained in France, Gardette accepted a commission as a surgeon in the French navy and went to America in 1778 when France sent her ships t…

1858 CE

#2386

Report on the effects of infantile syphilis in marring the development of the teeth.

Hutchinson of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, is memorable for his original description of the notched incisors (“Hutchinson’s teeth”) in congenital syphilis. His name is also associated with &ldqu…

1921 CE

#2573

Results of experimental studies on focal infection and elective localization.

Rosenow showed that focal infection could by caused by bacteria in teeth, etc.

1940 CE

#12933

Root canal therapy.

c. 1520 CE

#12772

Sesuyt le debat de l'home et de la femme; avec une ioyeuse medecie pour les dentz.

The last of the three poems in this collection may not be by Guillaume Alexis. It may be translated as "A joyful medicine for the teeth". Assuming that it was printed about 1520, it is the first printed text on dental…

2005 CE

#9548

Significant events in the history of operative dentistry.

Digital facsimile from Fauchard.org at this link.

1894 CE

#3308.1

Studien zur bacteriellen Diagnostik der Diphtherie und der Anginen.

“Plaut’s angina” (necrotizing ulcerative gingivostomatitis). He noted the association of fusiform bacilli in ulcerating lesions of the tonsils. Vincent (see No. 3309) gave the first comprehensive des…

1922 CE

#12656

Studies in the specific study of the bacteriology of dental cavities.

Rodríguez discovered that three types of the Lactobacillus species of bacteria, during the process of fermentation, are the causes of cavities. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1950 CE

#3692.1

Studies on mass control of dental caries through fluoridation of the public water supply.

It has not been conclusively demonstrated whether fluoride serves a specific physiological role, but fluoridation of public water supplies was followed by a reduction in the incidence of dental caries. One of the firs…

1876 CE

#3685

Suppurative inflammation of the gums, and absorption of the gums and alveolar process.

“Riggs’s disease” – pyorrhoea alveolaris. Treatment of the disease by scraping was introduced by Riggs.

1896 CE

#3309

Sur l’étiologie et sur les lésions anatomo-pathologiques de la pourriture d’hôpital.

Vincent described a fusiform bacillus and a spirillum which, in association, were responsible for hospital gangrene. Later, in Arch. int. Laryng., 1898, 11, 44-48, he showed these two organisms to be present in &ldquo…

1842 CE–1844 CE

#3682

Systematisches Handbuch der Zahnheilkunde. Bd. 2: Anatomie des Mundes.

Original description (p. 107) of “Carabelli’s cusp”, tuberculus anomalus, sometimes found on the lingual surface of the upper permanent molars. It was first illustrated on Tab. XI, Fig. 4e, and Tab. …

1824 CE

#12861

Système dentaire des mammifères et des oiseaux, sous le point de vue de la composition et de la détermination de chaque sorte de ses parties, embrassant sous de nouveaux rapports les principaux faites de l'organisation dentaire chez l'homme.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1714 CE

#1312

Tabulae anatomicae.

A romantic history attaches to this fine collection of plates, drawn by Eustachius himself and completed in 1552. They remained unprinted and forgotten in the Vatican Library until discovered in the early 18th century…

2017 CE

#9973

Teeth: The story of beauty, inequality, and the struggle for oral health in America.

1896 CE

#3688

The “x” rays in the practice of dental surgery.

Harrison was the first to describe a method of making dental radiographs.

1971 CE

#14193

The American Association of Orthodontists: The biography of a specialty organization.

1925 CE

#12935

The anatomy of the root-canals of the teeth of the permanent dentition. By Walter Hess. [with] The anatomy of the root-canals of the teeth of the deciduous dentition and of the first permanent molars

1844 CE

#12895

The anatomy, physiology and pathology of the human teeth; with the most approved methods of treatment; including operations, and the method of making and setting artificial teeth. With thirty plates

Probably the first comprehensive and comprehensively illustrated general treatise on dentistry published in the United States. It is prefaced with a rather comprehensive historical summary. Digital facsimile from Goog…

1829 CE

#12864

The anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the teeth.

Bell distinguished himself in both zoology and dentistry, and published several zoological works. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1998 CE

#7701

The Cambridge encyclopedia of human paleopathology by Arthur C. Auderheide and Conrado Rodríguez-Martín, including a dental chapter by Odin Langsjoen.

Includes a significant historical introduction.

1914 CE

#13070

The dental art in ancient times: Lecture memoranda. American medical Association, Atlantic City, 1914.

A very well illustrated serious pocket guide (214pp.) to elements of the history of dentistry including equipment through the ages and marketing information for equipment then available to dentists. Digital facsimile …

1839 CE

#3680

The dental art, a practical treatise on dental surgery.

One of the most popular books on the subject ever published. It underwent 13 editions during the next 74 years! Harris was instrumental in founding the first dental college in the world, the Baltimore College of Denta…

1926 CE

#12907

The dental assistant.

The first textbook for dental assistants.

1965 CE

#12934

The dental pulp. Biologic considerations of dental procedures.

1983 CE

#12852

The dentist and the empress: The adventures of Dr. Tom Evans in gas-lit Paris.

"Dr. Thomas W. Evans, a Philadelphia dentist of pioneering skill and great charm, moved in the highest circles of France's Second Empire. His expertise gave American dentistry a special distinction, while his discreti…

2017 CE

#12847

The Etruscans and the history of dentistry: The golden smile through the ages.

1806 CE

#3679.1

The history and treatment of diseases of the teeth, the gums, and the alveolar processes, etc.

Fox was a surgeon practicing dentistry. By some of the authorities his book is considered more valuable than Hunter’s (No. 3676). This is the first book to illustrate diseases of the teeth.

1980 CE

#12917

The history of old Turkish dentistry.

1877 CE

#3693

The history of the reform movement in the dental profession in Great Britain during the last twenty years.

The history of the beginnings of an organized dental profession in Britain.

1890 CE

#3687

The micro-organisms of the human mouth.

In 1884 Miller became professor of dentistry at the University of Berlin, the first foreigner ever to receive a professorial appointment at a German University. Inspired by study of bacteriology under Robert Koch, Mil…

1919 CE

#12507

The microscopic anatomy of the teeth.

Digital facsimile of the 1919 edition from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link. Mummery substantially expanded and retitled the second edition of this work as The microscopic & general anatomy of the teeth huma…

1803 CE

#3679

The natural history of the human teeth

Fox’s classic treatise on the teeth is the first to include explicit directions for correcting dental irregularities. It is the first work on orthodontics.

1771 CE

#3675

The natural history of the human teeth.

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 …

1685 CE

#3670

The operator for the teeth shewing how to preserve the teeth and gums from all the accidents they are subject to: With particular directions for childrens teeth: As also the description and use of the polican, never published before.

The first separate British publication on dentistry, a pamphlet of 22pp. Editions were also published in Dublin, 1686, and London, 1687. The 1685 edition was reprinted by Dawson, 1969, and the Dublin edition was repri…

1976 CE

#12936

The oral manifestations of systemic disease.

1922 CE

#3691.1

The origin and evolution of the human dentition.

Reprinted with revisions and new index from J. dent. Res., 1920, 2, 89-175, 215-426, 604-717; 1921, 3, 87-228.

2017 CE

#12851

The smile revolution in eighteenth century Paris.

1887 CE

#9551

The student's manual and handbook for the dental laboratory. To which is appended Dr. E.H. Angle's system of appliances for correcting irregularities.

Angle's chapter, "The Angle system of regulation and retention of teeth," represented the first edition of what was later separately published as Angle's textbook on orthodontics with the same title. This chapter reap…

1815 CE

#12914

The summum bonum.

The first book on dentistry published in Canada. Facsimile edition, Montreal, 1969.

1952 CE

#13441

The superb library of Bernhard W. Weinberger, D.D.S., on the history and folklore of dentistry. With a preface by Curt Proskaur.

1896 CE

#2684.3

The x-ray and its application to dentistry.

First dental radiography in America.

1976 CE

#3705.05

Tooth mutilations and dentistry in pre-Columbian Mexico.

First edition in English. First edition, in Spanish, 1971.

1877 CE

#12920

Traité des anomalies du système dentaire chez l'homme et les mammifères. Avec un atlas de 20 planches dessinées et gravées par C. Nicolet.

Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.

1828 CE

#3679.6

Traité complet de l’art du dentiste, d'après l'état actuel des connaissances. Par F. Maury. 2 vols.

Maury probably invented the dental probe. His book also shows one of the earliest illustrations of a dental mouth mirror. According to Quérard, F. Maury is the pseudonym of Auguste Tillet: "Table alphabé…

1867 CE

#12508

Traité de la carie dentaire: Recherches expérimentales et thérapeutiques.

From the English translation: "The proceding considerations tend to establish that dental caries results from a purely chemical alteration of the enamel and ivory of the teeth either by the products of acid fermentati…

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.

1806 CE

#10745

Traité de la première dentition et des maladies souvent très-graves qui en depéndent.

The first book on pediatric odontology, later called pedodontics. English translation, New York, 1841.