"A History of Dentistry from the most Ancient Times until the end of the Eighteenth Century" by Vincenzo Guerini. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Vincenzo Guerini. A History of Dentistry from the most Ancient Times until the end of the Eighteenth Century
A History of Dentistry from the most Ancient Times until the end of the Eighteenth Century
Table of Contents
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
PART I. FIRST PERIOD—ANTIQUITY
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. DENTAL ART AMONG THE EGYPTIANS
CHAPTER II. THE HEBREWS
CHAPTER III. DENTISTRY AMONG THE CHINESE
CHAPTER IV. CUSTOMS RELATING TO THE TEETH AMONG DIFFERENT PRIMITIVE PEOPLES
CHAPTER V. THE GREEKS
CHAPTER VI. DENTAL ART AMONG THE ETRUSCANS
CHAPTER VII. THE ROMANS
PART II. SECOND PERIOD—THE MIDDLE AGES
CHAPTER VIII. THE ARABIANS
CHAPTER IX. THIRTEENTH TO FIFTEENTH CENTURIES
PART III. THIRD PERIOD—MODERN TIMES
CHAPTER X. THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN TOOTH
CHAPTER XI. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER XII. THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
INVENTION OF MINERAL TEETH
FOOTNOTES:
INDEX
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Vincenzo Guerini
Published by Good Press, 2019
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From what we have related, it clearly appears that at that remote epoch many remedies were already in use for combating dental affections. These must consequently have been frequent enough, which demonstrates the erroneousness of the opinion held by some, who affirm, as does Mummery,6 that in ancient times diseases of the teeth were extremely rare.
Besides this, it is fully evident, from the Ebers’ papyrus, that at the time in which this was written, dental pathology and therapy were still in a very primitive condition, and formed a part of general medicine, from which they showed as yet no tendency to separate; so true is this, that the remedies intended for the treatment of the teeth do not constitute a special section of the work, but are to be found among medicaments of an altogether different nature. Thus, at page lxxii of the papyrus7 we find, first, three remedies against the itch; then five remedies for the cure of pustules in various parts of the body; next an ointment and a potion for the bennut blisters in whatever part of the body they may occur; after this, three medicaments against the bennut blisters of the teeth; and lastly, a plaster for curing crusts and itching in whatsoever part of the body.
