Articles of category "History of dentistry"

When you consider the history of dental equipment and look at old photo's of dental drills and dental picks, it's no wonder dentistry suffers from such a horrifying image. The first attempts at regulated dental equipment looked like torture chamber devices! Unfortunately, people just didn't have a lot of options to choose from! With the further development of dental technology and equipment, dentistry in general gets more simplified and the subsequent history of dentistry will be much kinder.

The history of dental materials dates back many hundreds of years. Consider the many materials used to treat cavities and create dentures. Did you know George Washington's dentures were made of wood? Or that many times in the Old West, teeth were capped with a bullet casing? The first dental composite was silicate cement. It had a lot of disadvantages and nowadays dental porcelain seems to be the best dental composite. Here you will find the history of dental composite and the history of dental porcelain in particular.