History

of Dentistry
• Dentistry has a long and fascinating history. From
the earliest of times, humans have been plagued by
dental disease.

• Many of the remarkable techniques in modern

dentistry can be traced to the very earliest of times
in every culture.
 THE EGYPTIANS
•Hesi-Re was the earliest
dentist whose name is
known. He practiced in
3000 BC and was called
"Chief of the Toothers.
 THE CHINESE

• By 2000 B.C. the Chinese were

practicing dentistry.

• Around the 2nd century A.D.

the Chinese developed a
silver amalgam paste for
fillings (more than 1000 years
before dentists in the west).
 THE GREEKS

• Hippocrates (460-377 BC)

earned the title of Father of
Medicine.

• He discussed the functions

of teeth and eruption of
teeth.
 The Renaissance
• Leonardo DaVinci studied human
anatomy and sketched every part
of the human body. He was the
first to differentiate between
molars and premolars. Leonardo
DaVinci studied human anatomy
and sketched every part of the
human body. He was the first to
differentiate between molars and
premolars.
 THE ARABS
• They were interested in the care of
teeth rather than in their extraction
and replacement, and mouth
hygiene was a well established
technique.
• They used small wooden stick, the
end of which was often chewed, the
wood fibers being used as a brush
called "Siwak"
LATE 14TH CENTURY

• The first modern idea of

toothbrush was invented in
China. This idea was
introduced into the western
world in 16th century.
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