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Question 1

when did the profession of dental materials begin

Answer 1

7000BC with the Indus Valley civilization

Question 2

who is Hesy Re

Answer 2

egyptian scribe who lived around 2600BC.
1st dental practitioner
says tooth worm cause dental decay- proven wrong in 1700

Question 3

who is Aesculapius

Answer 3

Greek physician in 1300 BC

discussed extracting diseased teeth

Question 4

1st book for dentistry

Answer 4

1530 - The Little Medicinal Book for All Kinds of Diseases and Infirmities of the Teeth—was published

Question 5

whois Claudius Galen

Answer 5

1st to say teeth are bone with nerves

Question 6

who is Diocles

Answer 6

1st to recommend rubbing gums and teeth for oral hygiene

Question 7

what is the Canon in medicine

Answer 7

book written in Islamic golden ages by Al-Tasreef, Avicenna and Al-Zahrawi

Question 8

who is Avicenna

Answer 8

Islamic golden ages guy that said the jaw fractures should be reduced according to occlusal guidance of the teeth

Question 9

whenand where was toothpaste 1st used

Answer 9

500Bc in china, Rome and India.

made of honey, crushed egg shells and ox hooves

Question 10

when was britsles toothbrush 1st invented

Answer 10

china 1498

Question 11

when was nylon toothbrush 1st invented

Answer 11

1938

Question 12

when was floss manufactured

Answer 12

1882

Question 13

who is Pierre Fauchard

Answer 13

father of dentistry
published the surgeon dentist
introduced the idea of dental fillings and prosthesis
identified that acids from sugars led to tooth decay

Question 14

when did the 1st dental college open

Answer 14

1840 Alabama

Question 15

1st uni affiliated dental school

Answer 15

1867 harvard

Question 16

1st women in dentistry

Answer 16

lucy Hobbs 1866

Question 17

who is fozi

Answer 17

developed porcelain teeth with baked retentive pins in 1800s

Question 18

who si charles stent

Answer 18

invented impression compounds

Question 19

whois charles goodyear

Answer 19

invented vulcanization of rubber

Question 20

when was laughing gas 1st used

Answer 20

1790s

Question 21

who is william morton

Answer 21

1st successful demo of the use of ether anesthesia for surgery

Question 22

when was novocain discovered

Answer 22

1905 in germany

Question 23

how many dentures did George Washington have and what are the made from

Answer 23

4

teeth extracted from corpses and animals

Question 24

when was the invention of 1st dental drill

Answer 24

in 1800

patented by 1871 by james morrison

Question 25

who is Edward H

Answer 25

started orthodontics school in 1901 | created classification for crooked teeth

Question 26

when was 1st dental X ray used

Answer 26

1896

Question 27

what is dentistry

Answer 27

branch of medicine that consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of disease and disorders of the oral cavity and adjacent structures e.g in the maxillofacial area

Question 28

when was the BDA formed

Answer 28

1880

Question 29

who is Alvin Strock

Answer 29

inserts 1st Vitallium dental screw implant in 1937

Question 30

what is vitallium

Answer 30

biocompatible implant metal

Question 31

who is Per- Ingvar Branemark

Answer 31

1980- describes a technique for osseointegration of dental materials (jawbone cells grow up to the implant surface to grip it securely)

Question 32

who is Michael Buonocore

Answer 32

describes acid etch technique

Question 33

what is the acid etch technique

Answer 33

method of increasing adhesion of acrylic filings to enamel

Question 34

who is Rafael Bowen

Answer 34

develops Bis GMA, the thermoset resin complex used in resin restorative materials in 1962