The excruciating history of dentistry : toothsome tales & oral oddities from Babylon to braces /

This history includes George Washington who never had wooden teeth, harvesting teeth from corpses after the Battle of Waterloo, Paul Revere and the field of forensic odontology, the patron saint of toothache sufferers, and perception of pain as reported by dentists and their patients.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Wynbrandt, James
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Dentistry > History. Dentistry. History of Dentistry Zahnmedizin Geschichte. History.
Online Access:	Table of contents