Nothing but the tooth : a dental odyssey
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Nothing but the tooth : a dental odyssey
(Elsevier insights)
Elsevier, c2013
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p.[241]-248)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
While most books on dentistry describe the clinical and medical procedures involved, this book expands the field to examine the role of dentistry and teeth in everything from biology to biography. This book offers facts and figures regarding famous historical figures, such as John Hunter, Dr Crippen, Doc Holliday, and Paul Revere, exploring how their connections to dentistry shaped them, as well as the story of the two young dentists who discovered the principles of general anaesthesia. Other chapters focus on the amazing ranges of teeth in animals, from the teeth in piranhas to the tusks and ivory of elephants and narwhals, looking at their biological and cultural significance. The importance of teeth in understanding the evolution of humans and in revolutionizing the study of archaeology is also evaluated. This book is appropriate for dentists, medical and dentistry students, and non-specialists to introduce the myriad interesting aspects relating to teeth.
Please note that print volumes do not include full colour.
Table of Contents
1.THE JAWS OF THE PIRANHA 2.TUSKS AND IVORY 3.HOW TWO YOUNG DENTISTS REVOLUTIONISED SURGERY 4.WHAT IS A TOOTH? 5.TEETH IN THE MOST UNLIKELY OF PLACES6.SNAKES, SALIVA AND A NOBEL PRIZE 7.YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT8.THE MOST REMARKABLE DENTITION IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM? THE ROCK GOBY 9.WHY CAN'T I HAVE MORE THAN TWO SETS OF TEETH-LIKE A SHARK? 10.SERENDIPITY AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE MODERN DENTAL IMPLANT 11.HEN'S TEETH ARE NOT AS RARE AS YOU MAY THINK 12.JOHN HUNTER AND THE LONDON TOOTH MUSEUM 13.WHY SHOULD IT MATTER HOW LONG IT TOOK THE TEETH OF MAN'S FOSSIL ANCESTORS TO DEVELOP? 14.TWO INFAMOUS PEOPLE WITH DENTAL CONNECTIONS15.TWO FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH DENTAL CONNECTIONS16.BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
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