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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
St. Martin's Press,
1998.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0312185766 9780312185763 0312263198 9780312263195 |