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Dental History - Modern Times Flashcards

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German military surgeon. Developed a screw-like device to open the mouth in trismus.

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Lorenz Heister (1719)

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Father of Modern Dentistry.

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Pierre Fauchard (1728)

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“Le Chirurgien Dentiste” or “The Surgeon Dentist” - a collection of all existing dental knowledge of the time.

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Pierre Fauchard (1728)

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Expansion arch - most important contribution.

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Pierre Fauchard (1728)

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Published “Essay sur les Maladies des Dentes”, first book to describe dental problems during childhood. Described the principles of serial extraction.

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Robert Bunon (1743)

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French. Wrote of the first clasp to hold artificial teeth.

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Claude Mouton (1746)

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Described a gold crown and post to be retained in the root canal.

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Claude Mouton (1746)

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Scottish surgeon. Mentioned the nature of scurvy, its causes, prevention and cure.

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James Lind (1747)

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Practiced capping of pulp using a piece of gold foil sufficiently large to cover exposure (pulp capping).

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Philip Pfaff (1756)

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Tried to introduce artificial teeth made from mother of enamel, enamelled copper.

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Philip Pfaff (1756)

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Plaster model, poured in a beeswax impression.

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Philip Pfaff (1756)

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Surgeon and pathologist. Published “The Natural History of the Human Teeth” that forms the texts on anatomy of the jaws and teeth.

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John Hunter (1771)

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Paris, a pharmacist. Dissatisfied with his decaying and maladorous ivory dentures, came to Dubois de Chanamant for advice.

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Alexis Duchateau (1774)

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Suggested making of porcelain teeth. Attemps are less successful because of shrinkage from firing.

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Alexis Duchateau (1774)

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Originator of the foot drill adapted from his mother’s foot-powered spinning wheel.

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John Greenwood (1790)

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Made George Washington’s denture.

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John Greenwood (1790)

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Received the first patent of porcelain teeth.

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Nicolas Dubois de Chamant (1792)

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Used springs to fasten teeth. Began selling his products in 1792.

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Nicolas Dubois de Chamant (1792)

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Scottish surgeon. Interest in dental pathology led him to important observation on the pulp and pericementum.

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Benjamin Bell (1793)

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Improved the design of a dental key.

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Benjamin Bell (1793)

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Author of the first American dental book, “A Treatise on the Human Teeth”

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Richard Cortland Skinner (1801)

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Established the first in-hospital dental clinic.

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Richard Cortland Skinner (1801)

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Responsible for the first free dental clinic.

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Richard Cortland Skinner (1801)

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French. Inventor of the tooth clasp.

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Louis Laforgue (1802)

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Made crowns by inserting a holding tube into the root canal.

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Louis Laforgue (1802)

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First to describe the plaster articulator (the Ante-Litteran articulator / oiled board).

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Jean-Baptiste Gariot (1805)

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Discovered Hydrogen Peroxide.

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Louis Jacques Thénard (1818)

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Napoleon’s dentist. Improved the color of porcelain teeth.

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Jean-Joseph Dubois-Foucou (1808)

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Scottish surgeon, anatomist. Described peripheral facial paralysis, “Bell’s palsy”

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Sir Charles Bell (1821)

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First dental practitioner registered to practice his profession in the United States.

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Horace H. Hayden (1825)

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Instrumental in founding the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1839, the first dental school in the US and the world.

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Horace H. Hayden (1825)

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German. Described a fast-spreading, nearly always fatal infection involving the connective tissue of the neck and the floor of the mouth.

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Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig (1836)

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“Ludwig’s Angina”

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Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig (1836)

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First dental school (1839)?

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Baltimore College of Dental Surgery

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First dental journal (1839)?

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American Journal of Dental Science

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First dental society (1839)?

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American Society of Dental Surgeons

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First to use ether as an aesthetic for surgical operation. Did not publish his work.

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Crawford W. Long (1842)

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Founder of S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co., Makers and developers of highly recognized and acceptable dental equipment, materials, and instruments.

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Samuel S. White (1844)

39
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Conceived the idea of using of hand mallet in condensing gold filling.

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William Henry Atkinson (1861)

40
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Originator of the rubber dam.

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Sanford Christie Barnum (1864)

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American dentist and surgeon, largely responsible for the introduction of oral surgery in medical and dental schools and its recognition as a specialty.

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James E. Garretson (1869)

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Wrote “A system of Oral Surgery, A treatise on the Diseases and Surgery of the Mouth faws, and Associate Parts” - recognized as the standard textbook in this field.

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James E. Garretson (1869)

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Father of Oral Surgery.

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James E. Garretson (1869)

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American. Advocated a conservative method of periodontal therapy by scraping of tartar from the crown and roots.

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John Mankey Riggs (1876)

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His success un treating the disease was so marked that for many years, the condition was called “Rigg’s Disease” in his honour.

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John Mankey Riggs (1876)

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Became famous because of his ability to identify victims by means of dental work.

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Nathan Cooley Keep (1878)

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Founding dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

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Nathan Cooley Keep (1878)

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An expert of oral surgeon who made great improvements in the operation for the closure of harelip and cleft palate.

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Truman Brophy (1884)

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Invented the prototype for modern face brow, a device that carries the relationship between maxilla and the condyle, from the patient to articulator.

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George Snow (1889)

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German physicist. Discovered roentgen rays or x-rays.

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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen (1895)

51
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Father of Operative Dentistry.

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Greene Vardiman Black (1896)

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The Grand Old Man in Dentistry and was the outstanding dental scientist of the 19th century.

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Greene Vardiman Black (1896)

53
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Established the principles of cavity preparation.

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Greene Vardiman Black (1896)

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1908 - Published his 2 volume treatise of Operative Dentistry.

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Greene Vardiman Black (1896)

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American orthodontist who founded the first post graduate school, first society and first journal of orthodontics.

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Edward Hartley Angle (1899)

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Classified the various forms of malocclusion.

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Edward Hartley Angle (1899)

57
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First to practice prophylactic odontotomy (cutting of teeth for prevention of disease).

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Thaddeus Hyatt (1922)

58
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Discovered penicillin.

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Alexander Flemming (1928)

59
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Introduced the high-speed air-driven contra-angle banpiece.

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John Borden (1957)

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