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The operator for the teeth shewing how to preserve the teeth and gums from all the accidents they are subject to: With particular directions for childrens teeth: As also the description and use of the polican, never published before.

York, England: Printed by John White for the Author, 1685.

The first separate British publication on dentistry, a pamphlet of 22pp. Editions were also published in Dublin, 1686, and London, 1687. The 1685 edition was reprinted by Dawson, 1969, and the Dublin edition was reprinted by the British Dental Association, 1924.

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Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#3670
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/5449
External URLthe-operator-for-the-teeth

Geographic Context

Publication place: York, England

Mentioned in annotation: London; Dublin