Dental Materials Timeline PDF

Milestones in the History of Dental Materials 3000 B.C.Dentistry as a specialty is believed to have begun 2500 B.C. Gold bands and wires were used by the Phoenicians 700 B.C.Etruscans carved ivory or bone for the construction of partial dentures Egyptian mummies transplanted human teeth made up of i...

Milestones in the History of Dental Materials 3000 B.C.Dentistry as a specialty is believed to have begun 2500 B.C. Gold bands and wires were used by the Phoenicians 700 B.C.Etruscans carved ivory or bone for the construction of partial dentures Egyptian mummies transplanted human teeth made up of ivory 700 B.C.earliest documented evidence of tooth implant 600 A.D. the Mayans used implants consisting of seashell segments 1509–1590 Ambroise Paré royal surgeon 1678–1761 Pierre Fauchard father of modern dentistry 1728 Modern dentistry began 1715–1767 Pfaff Gold foil has also been employed for dental restorative purposes 1756 Pfaff making impressions of the mouth in wax 1774 decay-proof porcelain dentures 1789 de Chemant patented an improved version of these “mineral paste” porcelain teeth 1800s porcelain inlay was introduced 1808 developed an individual porcelain tooth form 1812 beaten gold in Connecticut for dental application 1816 first dental amalgam 1817 first introduced porcelain teeth 1833 introduced Taveau’s amalgam fillings 1836 evans refined the method of making accurate measurements in the mouth 1839 denture bases use of acrylic resins and cast metals. 1840 to 1850 amalgam war 1848 Arculanus recommended gold-leaf dental fillings 1853 Sponge filling 1855 use of cohesive gold 1895 g.v black 1897 use of metal fillings made from wax 1935 polymerized acrylic resin was introduced