Facets

1841

#12926

On the structure, economy, and pathology of the human teeth, with careful instructions for their preservation and culture: And concise descriptions of the best modes of surgical treatment; equally adapted to the uses of the medical practitioner, the student in medicine, and the public.

The author described himself as "Surgeon. Surgical and Mechanical Dentist." Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1842 –1844

#3682

Systematisches Handbuch der Zahnheilkunde. Bd. 2: Anatomie des Mundes.

Original description (p. 107) of “Carabelli’s cusp”, tuberculus anomalus, sometimes found on the lingual surface of the upper permanent molars. It was first illustrated on Tab. XI, Fig. 4e, and Tab. XIV, Fig. 4, of Ku…

1843

#3681.2

Nouveaux éléments complets de la science et de l’art du dentiste. Suivis d’une notice historique et chronologique des travaux imprimés sur l’art du dentiste. 2 vols

Desirabode may have been the first to discuss the use of fluoride compounds for caries prevention. See No. 3692.1. English translation of 2nd ed., Baltimore, 1847.

1844

#12895

The anatomy, physiology and pathology of the human teeth; with the most approved methods of treatment; including operations, and the method of making and setting artificial teeth. With thirty plates

Probably the first comprehensive and comprehensively illustrated general treatise on dentistry published in the United States. It is prefaced with a rather comprehensive historical summary. Digital facsimile from Goog…

1845 –1848

#5598.1

Die operative Chirurgie. 2 vols.

Dieffenbach’s most comprehensive work, covering in addition to reconstructive procedures, virtually all other types of procedures including amputations, paracentesis, laparotomy, hysterectomy, dental extractions, etc.

1847

#5660

A history of the discovery of the application of nitrous oxide gas, ether, and other vapours, to surgical operations.

In 1844 Wells, a Hartford dentist, successfully used nitrous oxide as a dental anesthetic. To publicize his discovery, he arranged a demonstration at Harvard Medical School in January 1845, but this proved a fiasco. W…

1848

#3683

A course of lectures on dental physiology and surgery.

Tomes invented a set of anatomically correct forceps for tooth extraction, thereby elevating this device, which had been previously neglected, to dentistry’s most important extraction instrument. This book was revised…

1849

#12893

A dictionary of dental science, biography, bibliography, and medical terminology.

An encyclopedia in dictionary form, combining all the elements described in the title in one alphabetical sequence. This work underwent numerous later editions. Digital facsimile of the 1849 edition from Google Books …

1851

#12872

Die Zahnheilkunde nach ihrem neuesten Standpunkte. Ein Lehrbuch fur Zahnarzte und Aerzte.

Pages 343-480 concern the history and literature of dentistry from ancient Egypt to the time of publication. This was Joseph Linderer's final book form publication. Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1856

#3683.1

On the presence of fibrils of soft tissue in the dentinal tubes.

Tomes described and drew the protoplasmic processes from the odontoblasts, which are known as “Tomes’s fibrils”. These had been previously seen by Johannes Müller and others.

1857

#12886

A treatise on the use of adhesive gold foil.

In 1855, Robert Arthur discovered that by heating the gold foil impurities could be driven off, and the gold could be made to adhere to itself, a property known as cohesion. He passed each portion of foil through a fl…

1857

#12921

Étude sur le développement des dents humaines. Thèse pour le doctorat en médecine.

1858

#2386

Report on the effects of infantile syphilis in marring the development of the teeth.

Hutchinson of St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, is memorable for his original description of the notched incisors (“Hutchinson’s teeth”) in congenital syphilis. His name is also associated with “Hutchinson’s triad” (interst…

1858

#3684

On certain irregularities of the teeth with cases illustrative of a novel method of successful treatment.

First work devoted exclusively to irregularities of the teeth.

1860

#10495

Illustrated wholesale catalogue of surgical and dental instruments, elastic trusses, medical saddle bags, abdominal supporters, shoulder braces and druggists sundries, offered by Snowden & Brother.

Snowden & Brother provided an excellent selection of the exact types of equipment used by the Union Army during the Civil War. Facsimile reprint, with John Weiss & Son 1863 catalogue, with a new introduction by James …

1867

#12508

Traité de la carie dentaire: Recherches expérimentales et thérapeutiques.

From the English translation: "The proceding considerations tend to establish that dental caries results from a purely chemical alteration of the enamel and ivory of the teeth either by the products of acid fermentati…

1867 –1872

#14321

Arsenal de la chirurgie contemporaine. Description, mode d'emploi et appréciation des appareils et instruments en usage pour le diagnostic et le traitement des maladies chirurgicales, l'orthopédie, la prothèse, les opérations simples, générales, spéciales et obstétricales. 2 vols.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1869

#3684.1

A treatise on the diseases and surgery of the mouth, jaws, and associated parts.

The first modern textbook of oral surgery. Garretson received the first official hospital appointment as “oral surgeon”. He helped to establish oral surgery as a specialty.

1869

#6876

Atlas zur Pathologie der Zahne . . . Atlas to the Pathology of the Teeth [in German and English].

The first atlas of dental pathology, a "beautifully made, richly illustrated work" (Hoffmann-Axthelm, p. 399). "In these plates we find numerous anomalies of the teeth and jaw in delicate, clear drawings. . . . Occasi…

1875

#2

Papyros Ebers: Das hermetische Buch über die Arzeneimittel der alten Ägypter in hieratischer Schrift, herausgegeben mit Inhaltsangabe und Einleitung versehen von Georg Ebers, mit Hieroglyphisch-Lateinischem Glossar von Ludwig [Christian] Stern, mit Unterstützung des Königlich Sächsischen Cultusministerium. 2 vols.

The Ebers Papyrus dates from about 1552 BCE. It measures 20.23 m. in length and 30 cm. in height, and is, along with the Edwin Smith Papyrus, one of the two most important surviving medical papyri. It was written in h…

1876 –1877

#2391

On irregular and defective tooth development.

“Moon’s molars”, the first molars in congenital syphilitics.

1876

#3685

Suppurative inflammation of the gums, and absorption of the gums and alveolar process.

“Riggs’s disease” – pyorrhoea alveolaris. Treatment of the disease by scraping was introduced by Riggs.

1876

#10494

Catalogue of dental materials, furniture, instruments, etc.

White, who characterized himself as "Manufacturer, importer, and wholesale dealer in all articles appertaining to dentistry," was the leading U.S. manufacturer of dental supplies during the 19th century. His 1876 cata…

1876

#12891

A history of dental and oral science in America. Prepared under the direction of the American Academy of Dental Science.

The first history of dentistry in America written by James E. Dexter for the American Academy of Dental Science. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.

1877

#3693

The history of the reform movement in the dental profession in Great Britain during the last twenty years.

The history of the beginnings of an organized dental profession in Britain.

1877

#12920

Traité des anomalies du système dentaire chez l'homme et les mammifères. Avec un atlas de 20 planches dessinées et gravées par C. Nicolet.

Digital facsimile from Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link.

1879

#3685.01

Die antiseptische Behandlung der Pulpakrankheiten des Zahnes. Mit Beiträgen sur Lehre von den Neubildungen in der Paulpa.

Witzel used histological methods to analyze pulp diseases, and applied antiseptic principles to their treatment. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1879 –1891

#7591

Catalogue of the specimens illustrating the osteology and dentition of vertebrated animals, recent and extinct, contained in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 3 vols.: Part 1. Man: Homo sapiens.... Part II: Class Mammalia, other than man... Part III: Class Aves.

Parts 1 and 2 by Flower; part 3 by Sharpe. Digital facsimile of Part 1 from the Biodiversity Heritage Library at this link, of Part 2 at this link, and Part 3 at this link.

1880

#3685.1

A treatise on oral deformities.

First "scientific" treatment of irregularities of the teeth. Kingsley made the first attempt at systematizing the treatment of occlusal abnormalities

1884

#12892

Zur Anatomie der Zunge. Eine vergleichend-anatomische Studie.

One of the first and the most extensive comparative anatomical studies of the tongues of animals. The book contrasts the tongues of fish, amphibians and reptiles, birds and mammals, through various sectional illustrat…

1885

#3694

Dental bibliography: A standard reference list of books on dentistry published throughout the world from 1536 to 1885.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1886

#7387

Index to the periodical literature of dental science and art, as presented in the English language.

Digital facsimile from the Medical Heritage Library, Internet Archive, at this link.

1887

#3686

Notes on orthodontia, with a new system of regulation and retention.

The specialty of orthodontics received a new impetus with the work of Angle. He organized and classified the various abnormalities of the teeth and jaws and devised many methods of treating them. Through a series of b…

1887

#9551

The student's manual and handbook for the dental laboratory. To which is appended Dr. E.H. Angle's system of appliances for correcting irregularities.

Angle's chapter, "The Angle system of regulation and retention of teeth," represented the first edition of what was later separately published as Angle's textbook on orthodontics with the same title. This chapter reap…

1888

#13173

L'Enseignement et l'organisation de l'art dentaire aux États-Unis. Rapport adresse à Monsieur le Ministre de l'Instruction publique.

The first study of the American dental profession, and the system of teaching dentistry in the United States.

1889

#3694.1

Bibliographie français de l’art dentaire.

Concerns the French literature of dentistry.

1890

#3687

The micro-organisms of the human mouth.

In 1884 Miller became professor of dentistry at the University of Berlin, the first foreigner ever to receive a professorial appointment at a German University. Inspired by study of bacteriology under Robert Koch, Mil…

1894

#3308.1

Studien zur bacteriellen Diagnostik der Diphtherie und der Anginen.

“Plaut’s angina” (necrotizing ulcerative gingivostomatitis). He noted the association of fusiform bacilli in ulcerating lesions of the tonsils. Vincent (see No. 3309) gave the first comprehensive description of this c…

1894

#12986

Microphotographischer Atlas der normalen Histologie menschliecher Zähne.

Walkhoff was one of the first to employ microphotography to illustrate dental histology.

1896

#2684.3

The x-ray and its application to dentistry.

First dental radiography in America.

1896

#3309

Sur l’étiologie et sur les lésions anatomo-pathologiques de la pourriture d’hôpital.

Vincent described a fusiform bacillus and a spirillum which, in association, were responsible for hospital gangrene. Later, in Arch. int. Laryng., 1898, 11, 44-48, he showed these two organisms to be present in “Vince…

1896

#3688

The “x” rays in the practice of dental surgery.

Harrison was the first to describe a method of making dental radiographs.

1896

#10825

Medical and dental colleges of the west: Historical and biographical.

Covers institutions in Chicago and environs: Augustana Hospital, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Michael Reese Hospital, Northwestern University Medical …

1898

#10497

L'art dentaire en médecine légale.

The first comprehensive text on forensic dentistry, dedicated by Amoëdo to his teacher, Brouardel. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1898

#12932

Die Krankheiten des Mundes.

1902

#12619

Alveolar pyorrhoea - its pathological anatomy and its radical treatment.

Znamensky, professor of stomatology in Moscow, had a very clear understanding of periodontitis, and the interaction of local and systemic factors in its etiology. He presented the first description of the histopatholo…

1904

#12904

Orthodontia and orthopaedia of the face. With seven hundred and sixty original illustrations.

Digital facsimile from Google Books at this link.

1907

#3689.1

A new and accurate method of making gold inlays.

Taggart invented the modern method of making gold inlays.

1908

#3689.2

A work on operative dentistry. 2 vols.

Black established a system of cavity preparation from which modern techniques have been derived. He constructed a “gnathodynamometer” with which the pressure exerted on the human tooth and therefore on the filling mat…

1908

#11329

Das Gebiss des Menschen und der Anthropomorphen. Vergleichend anatomische Untersuchungen.