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It was mentioned as a source that described a case where a dentist removed a tooth and a large chunk of jawbone along with it, highlighting the rough dentistry practices of the time.
He said that after some work he brought away the affected tooth together with a piece of jaw bone as big as a walnut and three neighboring molars.
— Episode: The Twisted History of Dentistry
Episode: The Twisted History of Dentistry
It was mentioned as a source that described a case where a dentist removed a tooth and a large chunk of jawbone along with it, highlighting the rough dentistry practices of the time.
He said that after some work he brought away the affected tooth together with a piece of jaw bone as big as a walnut and three neighboring molars.
Episode: The Twisted History of Dentistry
It was a treatise on dental problems written by Thomas Birdmore, a dental operator for George III. It was referenced for a story about a patient whose tooth extraction resulted in a large chunk of jawbone being removed.
Thomas Birdmore wrote some stuff in his treatise on the disorders and deformities of the teeth and gums in 1770.
He said that after some work he brought away the affected tooth together with a piece of jaw bone as big as a walnut and three neighboring molars.