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Dentistry in the 16th and 17th Centuries
1514
1651
1683
1542
Giovanni da Vigo
- published a book on surgery where we find the earliest printed record of filling teeth with gold foil after first excavating and shaping the cavity
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
- discovered by the use of microscope microorganims (animalcules) in teeth and described their tubular construction
1452-1519
1683-1758
Ambroise Pare
- considered as the Father of Modern Surgery, he wrote extensively on tooth extractions and methods of tooth
reimplantation after a tooth has been evulsed(torn away) by acute trauma
- produced artificial teeth to replace those lost due to trauma and periodontal disease
- known for his creation of the first fabricated obturator,
1578-1657
1550-1612
Leonardo da Vinci
- His manuscript presents the ealiest accurate drawings of the skull, teeth, adn associated structures and maxillary sinus
Lorenz Heister
- founder of scientific dentistry in Germany; modified the deisgn of forceps and removable prosthetic appliances
Nathaniel Highmore
- described the maxillary air sinus (antrum of Highmore) in the superior maxillary bone
Jacques Guillemeau
- first introduced inorganic materials for artificial teeth and fillings in natural teeth
William Harvey
- studied blood circulation, physiology, and embryology
1500
1600
1550
1700s
1520
1561
1678 - 1761
1538
1500 (?)
Gabriele Fallopius
- wrote about the dental follicle and development of teeth
1621
Hieronymus Cardenus
- the first to describe the relationship between tooth infractions and joint disturbances
Andreas Vesalius
- as the Father of Modern Anatomy, his main contribution to the field of dentistry is in mastication. He discovered that teeth all have a different pattern of bite, called occlusion.
1563
Arnauld Gilles
- published the first dental book by a dentist: "Operateur Pour le Mal Des Dents"
Pierre Fauchard
- the Father of Modern Dentistry, wrote a book that heralded the advent of scientific dentistry: "Le Chirurgien Dentiste ou Traite des Dents"
- set the standards for the future dentistry like the boards of examination
Bartholomaeus Eustachius
- wrote "Libellus da Dentibus", the first authoritative treatise on the teeth and the first to challenge many existing assumptions on dental anatomy and the development and eruption of the teeth