MODULE 4 Flashcards
in what century was dentistry considered as a lesser part of medicine but by thr end of this century it begun to emerge as a discipline in its own right
17th century
what is Piere Fauchard’s monumental work in 1723?
Le Chirurgien Dentiste
who is known as the father of modern dentistry?
Pierre Fauchard
He introduced dental braces
Pierre Fauchard
He suggested that substitutes could be made from carved blocks of ivory or bone
Pierre Fauchard
he was a pioneer for the development and use of gold crown
Claude Mouton
who is one of the first contributors to the field of prosthodontics and cosmetic dentistry?
Claude Mouton
he recommended the use of the gold-shell crown on molars
Claude Mouton
the first textbook related to dentistry in Germany
Treatise on The Teeth of the Human Body and their Diseases
the first book related to dentistry in germany was published by
Phillip Pfaff
who is the first to take dental impressions
Phillip Pfaff
at Pfaff’s time, what were the traditional materials used?
Ivory, bone, and sea cow
this is used to create a 3 dimensional model of the oral cavity
Dental impressions
who is the earliest medically-trained dentist to practice in America immigrated from England and sets up practice
John Baker
a renowned silversmith and copper-plate engraver in Boston that also did some work as a dentist in 1768-1775
Paul Revere
who received the first patent for porcelain teeth
Nicolas Dubois de Chemant
invented the first known “dental foot engine”
John Greenwood
constructed the first chair made specifically for dental patients
Josiah Flagg
made then first mechanical dental chair with an adjustable seat and back
James Snell
was the first to permit tipping forward and backward of the seated patient
The Asks Patent Dental Chair
the first to permit raising and lowering of the seated patient
The Whitcomb Dental Operating Chair
inventd the first chair with an unprecedented vertical range of 27 inches
J.B. Morrison
when was the dental foot engine invented?
1790
invented the process in porcelain dentures, that De Chemant was able to overcome the problem of shrinkage during firing.
Alexis Duchateau
when did Pfaff publish his textbook?
1756
he makes a gold crown and post to be retained in the root canal
Calude Mouton
