Journal of the history of dentistry最新文献

The University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry was established in 1957. Over the years, it has played an important role in Puerto Rico's healthcare system. That legacy is displayed through the walls of the School of Dentistry. In Part 1, the evolution of 20-year-old dental museum-like showcases located in the lobby and the main hallway of the school were described along with important professions who impacted on this development. In this paper, we will describe in detail the items available at the museum.

Loss of facial features can result from a variety of traumatic events. Throughout history, humans have worked to develop materials and methods to repair such defects. Epithesis first appeared in medical literature in the 16th century. In Japan, wooden dentures were used during the first half of the 16th century. This review outlines the history of maxillofacial prosthetics and discusses the possibility of nasal and orbital epithesis creation in Japan until early modern times. Craftsmen in Japan with sophisticated skills specialized in the production of Buddhist statues, Noh masks, and Netsukes, and in the Edo period, they also specialized in the production of artificial noses and eyes. Although evidence in books, flyers, and paintings suggests the insertion of epitheses, no physical trace has been found that were actually used. This lack of physical evidence may be attributed to the deterioration and corrosion of the wooden material, making it undetectable over time. In the future, examination of the orbit, nasal cavity, and oral cavity with extreme care when excavating human bones, traces of such epitheses may be identified.

The current issue of the Journal of the History of Dentistry includes a fascinating article that examines the metaphorical role of tooth extraction as portrayed in historical cartoons and illustrations, analyzing its social and political significance from a historical perspective.

Creative advertisements for dental services in New England in the 1800s are highlighted.

Publication of dental textbooks was a thriving business years ago and multiple publishing house entered the work place. Historical reflections on one of the early dental publishers coming in Philadelphia over 100 yrs ago are highlighted.

Few in the UK, let alone foreigners understand the British Parliamentary system and the nobility. This paper outlines the origins and roles of the Houses of Commons and Lords. It discusses the hereditary system and an important development, Life Peerages. In particular it showcases the life of a Australian dentist who became a Life Peer, Baroness Gardner of Parkes.

The modern theory of complete denture retention using suction was applied to wooden plate dentures in Japan from the first half of the 16th century, which is an astonishing achievement since it was clinically applied in North America and Europe in the latter half of the 19th century nearly 300 years later. Wooden dentures are unique to Japan resulting from skilled Japanese craftsmanship and are not found in other countries. We comprehensively reviewed reports on wooden plate dentures, analyzed 145 complete and partial dentures, and discussed their history. Japanese wooden plate dentures are mainly made of box wood, and artificial teeth are made of pagodite, ivory, and natural teeth. Small nails were driven into the molar region. Many existing dentures revealed attrition on the occlusal faces, thereby indicating that the wearers were able to masticate sufficiently. Wooden plate dentures have been used for 400 years in the early 20th century. Although Japanese wooden dentures have not been mentioned in the history of dentistry in Western literature, they comprise an important part of the history of denture development.

Dental education today tends to focus on what is provided online in the form of curriculums, handouts, circulated student notes. and mock tests, along with videos from various sources, some of which can be questionable. Often today's dental students choose not to attend lectures as information is supposedly gleaned from the above sources. What is all but absent for the student is a focus on dental books and literature as the main source of their educational process. The present generation will therefore not be labeled as were the students at the turn of the 20 century who may have been erroneously identified as bookworms [124-yr Editorial Below - Dominion Dental Journal 1900;12(12):411]. However, current pedagogical endeavors appear to suffer from the same historical issues as those in the late 1800s and early 1900s with a total focus on mechanical skills without the in-depth exploration and understanding of the science and rationale for such applications. Is it true that we are now training, as opposed to educating, Doctors of Mechanical Dentistry (DMD) and not "journal/bookworms?" The future will tell!

A unique type of advertising trade card was popular in Europe, mostly Belgium, between 1840 and 1865. These cards were produced with a coating of a white lead substance that gave them a lustrous appearance and feel, resembling porcelain. As attractive as these cards were, producing them oftentimes resulted in lead poisoning for the printers, so few were produced after 1865. "Les cartes porcelaine" were created for a wide variety of products and services, including dentists, and are desirable collectibles to this day.

The impact of ground-breaking research on the dental pulp and its response to dental procedures, materials and associated diseases significantly influenced the evolution and scope of Endodontics, creating a science of Endodontology. While there were scattered studies in the early 20^th century in this regard, the clarification and codification of these concepts took a major leap forward in the late 1950s due to the academic prowess and in-depth research endeavors of Dr. Kaare Langeland. The story begins during World War I in Norway.