History of Dentistry: Ancient Practices to Modern Innovations

Arsenic

What did the Chinese use to treat decayed teeth by 2000 BC?

2nd century AD

When did the Chinese develop silver paste for fillings?

More than a thousand years

How much earlier did the Chinese develop silver paste compared to Western dentists?

Worship practices

On what basis was medicine practiced in Greece during the 5th century BC?

Sleeping potion

What did priests give patients?

Dentifrice and mouthwash

What was encouraged to maintain oral health?

Formation, eruption, diseases

What topics were described in writings about teeth?

When the medical profession was starting

When did dentistry begin in Rome?

Dental treatment

What did several Roman physici write about?

Toothworm

What was commonly believed to cause toothache?

Extracting teeth, crowns

What dental procedures were Romans skilled at?

Tooth-cleaning powders

What did Romans use for oral hygiene?

Over 7000 years ago

When did Egyptian physicians start specializing in healing?

Vegetarian

What did the Egyptian diet primarily consist of?

Sand and grit in food

What caused severe wear of teeth in ancient Egypt?

Mastery of mummification

How did Egyptians understand human anatomy?

Teeth fastened with gold

What evidence is found from 3100 BC?

Bone loss, gum disease

What condition was observed in Thuya's skull?

Teeth, formation, diseases

What did writings during this period describe?

Decorated toothpicks

What did Romans use to pick their teeth?

Metal, often gold

What materials were Roman toothpicks made of?

Hesi-Re

Who was the first dental practitioner?

Toothworm caused pain

What belief existed about toothaches in ancient Rome?

Gold crowns, bridgework

What dental techniques did Romans practice?

Ting Ta-tung and Yu Shu

Who practiced dentistry in China?

Vapors from the spleen

What was the error in Chinese understanding of digestion?

Hippocrates

Who began outlining a rational approach to treat patients?

Guide to medical conduct

What is the Hippocratic Oath?

Ethics and values

What does the Hippocratic Oath pledge to uphold?

To clean

What were pastes powders used for?

Barber-surgeon

Who established a guild of Barbers in France?

Claudius Galen

Who is considered the greatest physician after Hippocrates?

Bones of the body

What did Galen list teeth as?

Ambroise Paré

Who is known as the 'Father of Surgery'?

Pierre Fauchard

Who is known as the 'Father of Modern Dentistry'?

'The Surgeon Dentist'

What did Pierre Fauchard write?

Toothache

What did Ambroise Paré describe about toothache?

Isaac Greenwood

The first American born dentist to practice in Boston.

Paul Revere

Learned dentistry from John Baker.

Cleaning teeth, wiring false teeth

Services advertised by Paul Revere.

Ivory, animal teeth, post-mortem teeth

Materials used by Revere for false teeth.

John Greenwood

Became one of George Washington's dentists.

Carved from wood

A misconception about George Washington's false teeth.

Horace H. Hayden

Inspired by John Greenwood to become a dentist.

The Birth of a Profession

Marked the first half of the 19th century for dentistry.

1832

The year the first dental chair that reclined was introduced.

Baltimore College of Dental Surgery

The first dental college established.

1859

The year the American Society of Dental Surgeons was founded.

Toothpaste in a tube

A significant product developed in 1880.

1883

The year the first journal 'American Journal of Dental Science' was published.

Richard Skinner

Authored the first dental book published in America.

'Treatise on the Human Teeth'

The name of the first dental book published in America.

Samuel Stockton

Established the S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Co.

Porcelain teeth

Manufactured by Samuel Stockton.

Chapin A. Harris

A dentist and author.

First nationwide association of dentists

Association that Chapin A. Harris helped establish.

The Dental Art: A Practical Treatise on Dental Surgery

Title of Chapin A. Harris's book.

13 editions

The number of editions of Harris's book that were reissued.

74 years

The duration over which Harris's book was reissued.

Horace Wells

Discovered inhalation anesthesia.

1844

The year Horace Wells discovered inhalation anesthesia.

Brute force, alcohol, opium

Common remedies for pain before inhalation anesthesia.

Crawcour brothers

Introduced amalgam filling material to the U.S.

Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

Discovered x-rays.

Diagnostic capabilities

What Roentgen's discovery changed.

Edward Hartley Angle

Created the foundation of orthodontics.

Lic water

Decreases dental decay.

Chairside dental assistant

Improves production.

Dental sealants

Lessen decay.

Lasers

Used for gum disease treatment in dentistry.

Tooth colored

Materials that replace silver fillings.

Dental implants

Replace decayed and missing teeth.

In office and at home

Procedures available for tooth whitening.

Maxillofacial, conservative, prosthetic

Specialized fields of dentistry.

Dr. Green Vardiman Black

Known as the Grand Old Man of Dentistry.

Independent profession

What Dr. Black believed about dentistry.

Per-Ingvar Branemark

Placed the first titanium implants.

Fluoride effects

Profession Dr. Frederick McKay contributed to.

Henry Trendley Dean

Identified a safe level of fluoride.