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It was mentioned that Birdmore, the dentist of King George III, discussed a case in this book where a tooth extraction resulted in the removal of a large piece of jawbone and other teeth.
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 that Birdmore, the dentist of King George III, discussed a case in this book where a tooth extraction resulted in the removal of a large piece of jawbone and other teeth.
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.