From flint tools to robotics: The Journey of OMFS through time!

Abstract

The earliest recorded evidence of oral surgery dates back to the great Indian surgeon Sushruta, who has described a unique technique of a forehead flap for the reconstruction of nasal defects. Ancient Egypt records evidence of dental problems treated using crude tools made of flint, bone, and copper. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, wrote about the treatment of facial injuries and the use of dental splints to immobilize fractured jaws. In the Middle Ages, barbers and blacksmiths performed tooth extractions and other dental procedures, as the dental profession did not exist at that time. However, in the eighteenth century, Pierre Fauchard, a French dentist, introduced modern dentistry and developed new tools and techniques for treating dental problems.