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This is a '''timeline of {{w|dentistry}}'''.
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This is a '''timeline of {{w|dentistry}}''', attempting to illustrate the evolution of the medical specialty.
  
 
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| Ancient times || Dating back to 7000 B.C., dentistry is one of the oldest medical professions. The earliest records on dentistry date back to the {{w|Indus Valley Civilization}}. At around 5000 BC, descriptions related to dentistry and tooth decay become available.  At the time, a Sumerian text describes tooth worms as causing dental decay, an idea that wouldn't prove false until the 1700s.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY">{{cite web |title=HISTORY OF DENTISTRY |url=http://www.adea.org/GoDental/Health_Professions_Advisors/History_of_Dentistry.aspx |website=adea.org |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref>
 
| Ancient times || Dating back to 7000 B.C., dentistry is one of the oldest medical professions. The earliest records on dentistry date back to the {{w|Indus Valley Civilization}}. At around 5000 BC, descriptions related to dentistry and tooth decay become available.  At the time, a Sumerian text describes tooth worms as causing dental decay, an idea that wouldn't prove false until the 1700s.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY">{{cite web |title=HISTORY OF DENTISTRY |url=http://www.adea.org/GoDental/Health_Professions_Advisors/History_of_Dentistry.aspx |website=adea.org |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref>
 
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| 18th century || Dentistry becomes a more defined profession.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/>  
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| Middle age || In the Early Middle Ages in {{w|Europe}} monks act as doctors, surgeons and dentists. However in the early 12th century the Church forbids clergy to do operations of any kind. This gives place to the merge of craftsmen called a barber-surgeons. As well as cutting hair and doing surgery, barber-surgeons pull teeth. People clean their teeth by chewing twigs. Others make toothpaste from things like crushed eggshells. However there are no {{w|toothbrush}}es at the time.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/>
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| 17th century || In Europe, some barber-surgeons begin to specialize in dentistry. Toothbrushes are introduced into England in the mid-century.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/>
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| 18th century || Dentistry becomes more scientific<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> and a more defined profession.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/>  
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| 19th century || Diets change as sugar becomes increasingly available. Common consumption of refined foods and sugary treats make tooth problems more common. However, dentistry keeps a fair pace with these developing problems. European dentists start experimenting with dental implants, gold fillings are used to treat decayed teeth, and nitrous oxide is introduced as a way to ease the pain during dental extractions and other oral surgeries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Medieval and 19th Century Dentistry |url=https://www.dentalhealthbyherre.com/medieval-and-19th-century-dentistry/ |website=dentalhealthbyherre.com |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref>
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| 20th century || The century is one of great advances in dental technology. In the 1950s, the first fluoride toothpastes are marketed. In the 1960s, lasers are developed. In the 1990s, new advances in esthetic dentistry emerge, including tooth-colored restorative materials, bleaching materials, veeners and implants.<ref name="nishadd"/><ref name="History Of Dentistry – Part 5">{{cite web |title=History Of Dentistry – Part 5 – 20th Century Until Now |url=https://fortworthtexasdentist.com/history-of-dentistry-part-5-20th-century-until-now/ |website=fortworthtexasdentist.com |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref>
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== Numerical and visual data  ==
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=== Google Scholar ===
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The following table summarizes per-year mentions on Google Scholar as of May 22, 2021.
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
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! Year
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! dentistry
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! pediatric dentistry
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! restorative dentistry
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! implant dentistry
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! anesthesia dentistry
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! preventive dentistry
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| 1980 || 7,790 || 341 || 509 || 204 || 416 || 791
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| 1985 || 10,900 || 507 || 778 || 481 || 661 || 844
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| 1990 || 15,300 || 903 || 1,290 || 904 || 812 || 1,190
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| 1995 || 19,100 || 1,350 || 1,770 || 1,390 || 916 || 1,380
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| 2000 || 30,100 || 2,380 || 2,850 || 2,230|| 1,390 || 2,150
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| 2002 || 43,600 || 2,670 || 3,440 || 2,520 || 1,760 || 2,700
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| 2004 || 127,000 || 3,880 || 4,300 || 3,510 || 2,320 || 4,750
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| 2006 || 210,000 || 5,670 || 5,380 || 5,070 || 3,370 || 6,170
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| 2008 || 276,000 || 7,710 || 6,460 || 6,460 || 4,300 || 8,360 
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| 2010 || 321,000 || 8,790 || 7,640 || 7,760 || 4,910 || 9,700
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| 2012 || 345,000 || 10,800 || 10,400 || 11,000 || 6,430 || 13,500 
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| 2014 || 275,000 || 13,300 || 12,000 || 11,300 || 7,520 || 15,300 
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| 2016 || 211,000 || 15,300 || 13,500 || 13,800 || 8,210 || 17,100 
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| 2017 || 161,000 || 16,500 || 14,400 || 15,000 || 8,590 || 17,900   
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| 2018 || 134,000 || 17,300 || 15,000 || 15,700 || 9,090 || 18,700 
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| 2019 || 93,500 || 17,900 || 15,700 || 16,800 || 9,510 || 18,600 
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| 2020 || 74,400 || 21,500 || 18,000 || 19,900 || 12,900 || 18,800   
 
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[[File:Dentistry tb.png|thumb|center|700px]]
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=== Google Trends ===
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The comparative chart below shows Google Trends data for Dentistry (Branch of medicine) and Dentistry (Search Term), from January 2004 to February 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest in the topic is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dentistry |url=https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0277g,Dentistry |website=Google Trends |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref>
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[[File:Dentistry gt.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
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=== Google Ngram Viewer ===
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The chart below shows {{w|Google Ngram Viewer}} data for Dentistry, from 1500 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dentistry |url=https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Dentistry&year_start=1500&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&case_insensitive=true |website=books.google.com |access-date=16 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>>
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[[File:Dentistry ngram.jpg|thumb|center|700px]]
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=== Wikipedia Views ===
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The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article {{w|Dentistry}}, on desktop, mobile-web, desktop-spider, mobile-web-spider and mobile app, from July 2015 to January 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dentistry |url=https://wikipediaviews.org/displayviewsformultiplemonths.php?page=Dentistry&allmonths=allmonths-api&language=en&drilldown=all |website=wikipediaviews.org |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>
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[[File:Dentistry wv.jpg|thumb|center|400px]]
  
 
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| 7000 BC || || Human remains at the Mehgarh Neolithic site in {{w|Baluchistan}}, {{w|Pakistan}}, dating from that time show early evidence of dentistry. Holes in eleven teeth found on the site were intentionally made using ancient flint drill bits. The slight decay on the teeth suggests the patients had their teeth drilled to rid themselves of tooth decay.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry">{{cite web |title=A Brief History of Dentistry |url=https://www.carefreedental.com/resources/28-your-life/206-a-brief-history-of-dentistry |website=carefreedental.com |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> || {{w|Pakistan}}
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| 7000 BC || Medical development || Human remains at the Mehgarh Neolithic site in {{w|Baluchistan}}, {{w|Pakistan}}, dating from that time show early evidence of dentistry. Holes in eleven teeth found on the site were intentionally made using ancient flint drill bits. The slight decay on the teeth suggests the patients had their teeth drilled to rid themselves of tooth decay.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry">{{cite web |title=A Brief History of Dentistry |url=https://www.carefreedental.com/resources/28-your-life/206-a-brief-history-of-dentistry |website=carefreedental.com |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="The history of dentistryvv">{{cite web |title=The history of dentistry |url=https://www.renkendentistry.com/the-history-of-dentistry/ |website=renkendentistry.com |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>
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| 5000 BC || || A Sumerian text describes “tooth worms” as the cause of dental decay. ||
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| 5000 BC || Scientific development || A Sumerian text describes “tooth worms” as the cause of dental decay.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY">{{cite web |title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY |url=http://www.localhistories.org/dentistry.html |website=localhistories.org |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="The history of dentistryvv"/> || {{w|Iraq}}
 
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| 3000 BC || || Egyptian high official {{w|Hesy-Ra}} is one of the earliest dental practitioners remembered by name.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|Egypt}}
 
| 3000 BC || || Egyptian high official {{w|Hesy-Ra}} is one of the earliest dental practitioners remembered by name.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|Egypt}}
 
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| 1700 BC – 1500 BC || || The {{w|Ebers Papyrus}} in Egypt refers to diseases of the teeth and various toothache remedies.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline">{{cite web |title=History of Dentistry Timeline |url=https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dentistry-timeline |website=ada.org |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> || {{w|Egypt}}
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| 2900 BC – 2750 BC || Medical development || Egyptian skulls dating from that period contain evidence of small holes in the jaw in the vicinity of a tooth’s roots. Such holes are believed to have been drilled to drain abscesses.<ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com">{{cite web |title=Dentistry |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/dentistry |website=britannica.com |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> || {{w|Egypt}}
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| 2500 BC || Medical development || Oral surgery is thought to be practiced in {{w|Egypt}} this early.<ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/><ref name="The disturbing history of dentistry"/> || {{w|Egypt}}
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| 2250 BC || Anesthesiology || A Babylonian clay tablet reveals the remedy for pain of dental cavities. A cement made by mixing henbane seed with gum mastic is used.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia">{{cite web |title=A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia |url=http://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2013/08/a-brief-history-of-dental-anesthesia |website=speareducation.com |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> ||
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| 1700 BC – 1500 BC || Medical development || The {{w|Ebers Papyrus}} in Egypt refers to diseases of the teeth and various toothache remedies.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline">{{cite web |title=History of Dentistry Timeline |url=https://www.ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-history-and-presidents-of-the-ada/ada-history-of-dentistry-timeline |website=ada.org |accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry">{{cite web |title=The Amazing History of Dentistry |url=https://timbercrest.dental/a-history-of-dentistry/ |website=timbercrest.dental |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref> || {{w|Egypt}}
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| 1500 BC || Medical development || Accounts of dental treatment appear in Egyptian scrolls dating from that time.<ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/><ref name="Ancient History Of Dentistry">{{cite web |title=Ancient History Of Dentistry |url=http://www.ancientpages.com/2018/06/22/ancient-history-of-dentistry/ |website=ancientpages.com |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref> || {{w|Egypt}}
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| 1000 BC || Anesthesiology || {{w|Wine}} is used in {{w|India}} to produce insensibility.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia"/> || {{w|India}}
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| 900 BC – 300 BC || || [[w:Mayan civilization|Mayans]] work on teeth strictly for ritual, religious or purely self adornment purposes, instead of for dental maintenance or hygiene. Jade and turquoise stones are implanted in the teeth. Filing teeth into different shapes indicate tribal and religious affiliations. Some speculate that the Mayans were the first to perform tooth transplantation.<ref name="History of Dentistrydentistry4u.com"/> || {{w|Mexico}}, {{w|Guatemala}}
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| 600 BC || Medical development || An early attempt at tooth replacement dates to {{w|Phoenicia}}, where missing teeth are replaced with animal teeth and are bound into place with cord.<ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/> || {{w|Lebanon}}
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| 400 BC || Medical development || Greek physician {{w|Hippocrates}} describes diseases of the mouth.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|Greece}}
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| 384–322 BC || Medical development || {{w|Aristotle}} writes about dentistry, describing tooth growth, tooth decay, and gum disease. Like {{w|Hippocrates}}, Aristotle also develops treatment methods, such as using forceps to pull teeth and using wires to attach loose teeth.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|Greece}}
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| 375 BC – 295 BC || Oral hygiene || Greek physician {{w|Diocles of Carystus}} becomes the first to recommend regular oral hygiene by rubbing teeth and gums to improve oral health.<ref name="Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach">{{cite book |last1=Phinney |first1=Donna J. |last2=Halstead |first2=Judy H. |title=Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=wN0EDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=James+B.+Morrison+patents+the+first+commercially+manufactured+foot-treadle+dental+engine.&source=bl&ots=n5BlPtRRJV&sig=y8QEDRN4DDDBRoaxOwUoPpq79w8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUlfKa3sDcAhUEG5AKHe4eAmUQ6AEwCXoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=James%20B.%20Morrison%20patents%20the%20first%20commercially%20manufactured%20foot-treadle%20dental%20engine.&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|Greece}}
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| 300 BC || Medical development || The Greeks develop some techniques for addressing tooth maladies.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|Greece}}
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| 25 AD – 50 AD || Medical development || Roman encyclopaedist Aulus Cornelius Celsus discusses dental care and treatments in his writings, mentioning that extractions should be avoided except when necessary to keep the tooth intact.<ref>{{cite web |title=How History Shapes Dental Technology’s Future? |url=https://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/how-history-shapes-dental-technology-s-future |website=selfgrowth.com |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> ||
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| 166 AD – 201 AD || Medical development || The Etruscans, an ancient civilization located in current Italy, are thought to have been excellent dentists.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> The Etruscans practice dental prosthetics using gold crowns and fixed bridgework.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|Italy}}
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| 570 – 950 || Instrumental || The Siwak, a primitive form of toothbrush in Islamic dentistry, is used for cleaning teeth, probably since prehistoric times. A horse shoe shaped metal instrument is used to scrape the tongue as part of oral hygiene care.<ref name="History of Dentistrydentistry4u.com"/> ||
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| 700 || Medical development || A medical text in China mentions a type of amalgam called "sylver paste".<ref name="nishadd">{{cite book |last1=Garg |first1=Nisha |last2=Garg |first2=Amit |title=Textbook of Operative Dentistry |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=WredzxNmeUMC&pg=PA2&dq=%221790%22+%22John+Greenwood%22+dental+foot+engine&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2xKvf5MncAhVDgJAKHYvVD1sQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%221790%22%20%22John%20Greenwood%22%20dental%20foot%20engine&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|China}}
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| 1000 || Medical development || Doctors in China treat toothaches with arsenic. They are also noted for their development of using silver amalgam for filling teeth. The Chinese are particularly advanced in their observation of the oral cavity.<ref name="Ancient History Of Dentistry"/> || {{w|China}}
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| 1210 || Medical development || A Guild of Barbers is established in France. Barbers would eventually evolve into two groups: surgeons who are educated and trained to perform complex surgical operations; and lay barbers, or barber-surgeons, who perform more routine hygienic services including shaving, bleeding and tooth extraction.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1400 || Policy || France prohibits lay barbers from practicing all surgical procedures except bleeding, cupping, leeching, and extracting teeth.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1452 – 1519 || Scientific development || {{w|Leonardo Da Vinci}} identifies tooth morphology,<ref name="Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach"/> and depicts the maxillary antrum.<ref name="History of Dentistrydentistry4u.com">{{cite web |title=History of Dentistry |url=https://www.dentistry4u.com/history-of-dentistry/ |website=dentistry4u.com |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref> || {{w|Italy}}
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| 1498 || Dental hygiene || The {{w|toothbrush}} is invented by the Chinese. The device would take a long time to reach Europe.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|China}}
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| 1530 || Book || ''Zene Artzney Buchlein wider allerlei kranckeyten und gebrechen der tzeen'' (The Little Medicinal Book for All Kinds of Diseases and Infirmities of the Teeth) becomes the first book devoted entirely to dentistry. Published in Germany, it is written in German instead of Latin. The book addresses barber-surgeons and surgeons, who treat the mouth, rather than university-trained physicians, who ignore all diseases of the teeth. Subsequent to this publication, other surgeons would publish texts incorporating aspects of dental treatment.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/><ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|Germany}}
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| 1540 || Anesthesiology || German physician {{w|Valerius Cordus}} introduces synthesized sweet vitriol, now more commonly known as {{w|ether}}. || {{w|Germany}}
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| 1563 || Book || Italian anatomist {{w|Bartolomeo Eustachi}} publishes Libellus de dentibus, the first book on dental anatomy.<ref name="nishadd"/> || {{w|Italy}}
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| 1564 || Anesthesiology || French surgeon {{w|Ambroise Paré}} obtains local anesthesia by compression of nerves.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1575 || Medical development || {{w|Ambroise Paré}} covers the subject of dentistry in his works, including extraction and treating decay.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1683 || Scientific development || Dutch scientist {{w|Antonie van Leeuwenhoek}} identifies oral bacteria using a microscope.<ref name="nishadd"/> ||
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| 1685 || Book || Charles Allen  publishes The Operator for the Teeth", which is considered the first dental textbook in English.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Becker |first1=Marshall J. |last2=Turfa |first2=Jean MacIntosh |title=The Etruscans and the History of Dentistry: The Golden Smile through the Ages |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=XjklDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61&dq=Charles+Allen+%22The+Operator+for+the+Teeth%22+%221685%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimm5uz48ncAhVCWpAKHS8tADkQ6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=Charles%20Allen%20%22The%20Operator%20for%20the%20Teeth%22%20%221685%22&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hamilton |first1=David |title=A History of Organ Transplantation: Ancient Legends to Modern Practice |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=4uS1eem2SbMC&pg=PA43&dq=Charles+Allen+%22The+Operator+for+the+Teeth%22+%221685%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimm5uz48ncAhVCWpAKHS8tADkQ6AEIRTAF#v=onepage&q=Charles%20Allen%20%22The%20Operator%20for%20the%20Teeth%22%20%221685%22&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bivins |first1=R. |last2=Pickstone |first2=J. |title=Medicine, Madness and Social History: Essays in Honour of Roy Porter |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=Yhx9DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA247&dq=Charles+Allen+%22The+Operator+for+the+Teeth%22+%221685%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwimm5uz48ncAhVCWpAKHS8tADkQ6AEISzAG#v=onepage&q=Charles%20Allen%20%22The%20Operator%20for%20the%20Teeth%22%20%221685%22&f=false}}</ref><ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> ||
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| 1728 || Book || French surgeon Pierre Fauchard publishes ''Le Chirurgien Dentiste'' ("The Surgeon Dentist"). His text includes the revelation that {{w|sugar}} causes {{w|tooth decay}}, dispelling the outdated belief that tooth worms and evil spirits are responsible for dental woes.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/><ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1746 || Medical development || Claude Mouton from France devises a gold crown with a gold post designed to be retained in the root canal, to prevent broken-down molars from further deteriorating.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goodman |first1=Saundra |title=Got Teeth? a Survivor's Guide: How to Keep Your Teeth Or Live Without Them! |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=uzF2twPr5msC&pg=PA44&dq=%22in+1746%22+Claude+Mouton++gold+crowns&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3wtPe7L_cAhVBDpAKHeszCzAQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%201746%22%20Claude%20Mouton%20%20gold%20crowns&f=false}}</ref><ref name="nishadd"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1756 || Medical development || Philipp Pfaff describes a method for making impressions of the mouth in {{w|wax}}, from which he constructs a model with plaster. Pfaff's use of plaster would allow dentists to make impressions of the patient's edentulous jaws in the mouth.<ref name="Phillips' Science of Dental Materials - E-Book"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1770 || Medical development || Porcelain false teeth are invented.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> ||
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| 1771 || Book || British surgeon [[w:John Hunter (surgeon)|John Hunter]] publishes ''The Natural History of the Human Teeth''.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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| 1774 || Medical development || French Farmacist Alexis Duchâteau and dentist Nicholas Dubois De Chemant design a process for producing hard, decay-proof porcelain dentures.<ref name="Phillips' Science of Dental Materials - E-Book"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1779 || Anesthesiology || Cornish chemist {{w|Humphry Davy}} announces the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide and notably calls it laughing gas.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
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| 1780 || Oral hygiene || William Addis manufactures the first modern {{w|toothbrush}}.<ref name="nishadd"/> ||
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| 1789 || Medical development || Parisian dentist Nicolas Dubois de Chémant introduces his mineral teeth paste dentures, commonly known as porcelain teeth.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Bill |last2=Gadow |first2=Rainer |last3=Mitic |first3=Vojislav |title=Proceedings of the IV Advanced Ceramics and Applications Conference |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=dsDqDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA96&dq=%22in+1789%22+Nicolas+Dubois+porcelain+teeth&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKooCd9L_cAhXMf5AKHTHSBDsQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=%22in%201789%22%20Nicolas%20Dubois%20porcelain%20teeth&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bairsto |first1=Rachel |title=The British Dentist |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=bdLvCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT19&dq=%22in+1789%22+Nicolas+Dubois+porcelain+teeth&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKooCd9L_cAhXMf5AKHTHSBDsQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%201789%22%20Nicolas%20Dubois%20porcelain%20teeth&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|France}}
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| 1790 || Instrumental || American dentist [[w:John Greenwood (dentist)|John Greenwood]] constructs the first known dental foot engine by modifying his mother's foot treadle spinning wheel to rotate a drill.<ref name="nishadd"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1790 || Instrumental || American dentist Josiah Flagg constructs the first chair made specifically for dental patients.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Walker |first1=Jimmy |title=Decontamination in Hospitals and Healthcare |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=gqTbAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA166&dq=1790+Josiah+Flagg+chair+made+specifically+for+dental+patients&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYuITNn8jcAhVPtlkKHcaFBHEQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=1790%20Josiah%20Flagg%20chair%20made%20specifically%20for%20dental%20patients&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Dental assistant |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=uQZqAAAAMAAJ&q=1790+Josiah+Flagg+chair+made+specifically+for+dental+patients&dq=1790+Josiah+Flagg+chair+made+specifically+for+dental+patients&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYuITNn8jcAhVPtlkKHcaFBHEQ6AEILTAB}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Temple Dental Review, Volumes 26-27 |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=7iodAQAAMAAJ&q=1790+Josiah+Flagg+chair+made+specifically+for+dental+patients&dq=1790+Josiah+Flagg+chair+made+specifically+for+dental+patients&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjYuITNn8jcAhVPtlkKHcaFBHEQ6AEIPDAE}}</ref><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1801 || Book || Richard C. Skinner writes his ''Treatise on the Human Teeth'', the first dental book published in the United States.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Deranian |first1=Hagop Martin |title=The Origins of Dentistry in America |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=kRVqAAAAMAAJ&q=1801+Richard+C.+Skinner+writes+his+Treatise+on+the+Human+Teeth,&dq=1801+Richard+C.+Skinner+writes+his+Treatise+on+the+Human+Teeth,&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3oLyYoMjcAhWruVkKHcaBAW0Q6AEIOzAE}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Morton |first1=Leslie Thomas |last2=Moore |first2=Robert J. |title=A Chronology of Medicine and Related Sciences |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=vlBrAAAAMAAJ&q=1801+Richard+C.+Skinner+writes+his+Treatise+on+the+Human+Teeth,&dq=1801+Richard+C.+Skinner+writes+his+Treatise+on+the+Human+Teeth,&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3oLyYoMjcAhWruVkKHcaBAW0Q6AEIPzAF}}</ref><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1808 || Medical development || Italian dentist Giuseppangelo Fonzi devises a single porcelain tooth imbedded with a platinum pin.<ref name="The History of Dental Advances"/><ref>{{cite web |title=The Story Of Porcelain Veneers |url=http://www.smilesteps.com/porcelain-veneers.html |website=smilesteps.com |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="Phillips' Science of Dental Materials - E-Book">{{cite book |title=Phillips' Science of Dental Materials - E-Book |edition=Kenneth J. Anusavice, Chiayi Shen, H. Ralph Rawls |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=SMfsAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=1808+A+single+porcelain+tooth+imbedded+with+a+platinum+pin+is+invented+in+Italy&source=bl&ots=XhWqss1D9_&sig=yjKXjRokoPWX3z98YUq63uWDG0o&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYiIOmocjcAhWGjlkKHcweDnMQ6AEwA3oECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q=1808%20A%20single%20porcelain%20tooth%20imbedded%20with%20a%20platinum%20pin%20is%20invented%20in%20Italy&f=false}}</ref> || {{w|Italy}}
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| c.1820 || Medical development || Amalgam is first used in {{w|Europe}}.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Evidence Implicating Amalgam in Alzheimer's Disease |url=http://customers.hbci.com/~wenonah/hydro/amalgam.htm |website=customers.hbci.com |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref> ||
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| 1824 || Oral hygiene || Soap is added to toothpaste to increase it’s effectiveness. Later soap would be substituted with sodium lauryl sulfate for a smoother paste.<ref name="The Evolution of Toothpaste"/> ||
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| 1825 || Dental restoration || Philadelphia dentist Samuel Stockton White begins commercial manufacture of porcelain teeth. His S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company would dominate the dental supply market throughout the 19th century.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/><ref>{{cite web |title=S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company Records, 1791-1970 (bulk 1870-1965). |url=http://invention.si.edu/ss-white-dental-manufacturing-company-records-1791-1970-bulk-1870-1965 |website=invention.si.edu |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Samuel Stockton White |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Samuel-White/6000000035937917912 |website=geni.com |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1832 || Instrumental || James Snell invents the first reclining dental chair.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref name="nishadd"/><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> ||
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| 1839 || Journal || ''The American Journal of Dental Science'' is launched. It is the world’s first dental journal.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/><ref name="The Amazing History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1839 || Medical development || The vulcanized rubber is discovered. This would be used to hold false teeth.<ref name="The History of Dental Advances"/> ||
 
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| 384–322 BC || || {{w|Aristotle}} writes about dentistry, describing tooth growth, tooth decay, and gum disease. Like {{w|Hippocrates}}, Aristotle also develops treatment methods, such as using forceps to pull teeth and using wires to attach loose teeth.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|Greece}}
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| 1840 || Organization || The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (today {{w|University of Maryland School of Dentistry}}) opens, becoming the first dental school in the United States.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 300 BC || || The Greeks develop some techniques for addressing tooth maladies.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|Greece}}
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| 1840 || Organization || The American Society of Dental Surgeons is founded as the world’s first national dental organization. It would dissolve in 1856.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/><ref name="Dentists are Dangerous??">{{cite web |title=Dentists are Dangerous?? What do you think of this article? Are your patients reading things like this? |url=http://www.mosaicmanagementgroup.com/dentists-are-dangerous-what-do-you-think-of-this-article-are-your-patients-reading-things-like-this |website=mosaicmanagementgroup.com |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 100 BC || || "Celsus, a Roman medical writer, writes extensively in his important compendium of medicine on oral hygiene, stabilization of loose teeth, and treatments for toothache, teething pain, and jaw fractures."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1844 || Anesthesiology || American medicine man {{w|Gardner Quincy Colton}} introduces nitrous for wisdom tooth extraction.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 166 AD – 201 AD || || "The Etruscans practice dental prosthetics using gold crowns and fixed bridgework."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1846 || Anesthesiology || Henry Morton demonstrates the use of {{w|ether}} as an {{w|anesthetic}} in dentistry.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> ||
 
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| 700 || || "A medical text in China mentions the use of “silver paste,” a type of amalgam."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|China}}
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| 1853 || Anesthesiology || The hollow needle and hypodermic syringe are invented.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia"/> ||
 
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| 1210 || || "A Guild of Barbers is established in France. Barbers eventually evolve into two groups: surgeons who were educated and trained to perform complex surgical operations; and lay barbers, or barber-surgeons, who performed more routine hygienic services including shaving, bleeding and tooth extraction."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1855 || Medical development || Robert Arthur introduces the cohesive gold foil method for inserting gold into a preparation with minimal pressure.<ref name="nishadd"/> ||
 
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| 1400 || || "A series of royal decrees in France prohibit lay barbers from practicing all surgical procedures except bleeding, cupping, leeching, and extracting teeth."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1859 || Organization || The {{w|American Dental Association}} is established as a mercury amalgam promoting dental group.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref name="Dentists are Dangerous??"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1530 || || "In 1530, dentistry profession received attention from the medical community after the publication of the first book specifically on dentistry, "The Little Medicinal Book for All Kinds of Diseases and Infirmities of the Teeth." Artzney Buchlein<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> ||
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| 1860 || Medical development || The British Royal College of Surgeons introduces the Surgeons Licence in Dental Surgery.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
 
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| 1575 || || "1575, a French surgeon named Ambrose Pare — known as the "Father of Surgery" — published his "Complete Works," which included surgical dentistry techniques."<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> ||
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| 1864 || Medical development || Sanford C. Barnum develops the rubber dam, a piece of elastic rubber fitted over a tooth by means of weights. The rubber dam is considered the optimal method to isolate a dental operative field and to prevent moisture contamination during the placement of direct restorations and endodontic procedures.<ref>{{cite web |title=RUBBER DAM ISOLATION |url=https://iits.dentistry.utoronto.ca/node/756 |website=dentistry.utoronto.ca |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="nishadd"/> ||
 
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| 1685 || || "In 1685, Charles Allen became the first to publish a dental textbook in English. "The Operator for the Teeth" guided a dental practitioner beyond simply extracting teeth, and it included instructions for helping patients relax before treatment as well as making homemade dentifrice to whiten teeth."<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> ||
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| 1864 || Instrumental || George Fellows invents a clockwork dental drill.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> ||
 
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| 1723 || || "Called the "Father of Modern Dentistry," French surgeon Pierre Fauchard published "The Surgeon Dentist, A Treatise on Teeth" in 1723. His text included the revelation that sugar caused tooth decay, dispelling the outdated belief that tooth worms and evil spirits were responsible for dental woes."<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/><ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> ||
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| 1867 || Organization || Harvard University Dental School is established as an early university-affiliated dental institution.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1746 || || "Claude Mouton describes a gold crown and post to be retained in the root canal. He also recommends white enameling for gold crowns for a more esthetic appearance." ||
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| 1871 || Instrumental || James B. Morrison patents the first commercially manufactured foot-treadle dental engine. The inexpensive, mechanized tool supplies dental burs with enough speed to cut {{w|enamel}} and {{w|dentin}} smoothly and quickly.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
 
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| 1766 || || "In 1766, John Baker, a dentist who was trained in England, immigrated to the United States and began practicing dentistry. His most famous patient was George Washington, for whom he created a set of ivory dentures."<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> ||
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| 1871 || Instrumental || American dentist, George F. Green receives a patent for the first electric dental engine, a self-contained motor and handpiece.<ref>{{cite web |title=January 26, 1875 : Kalamazoo Dentist George F. Green Patents First Electric Dental Drill |url=https://blogpublic.lib.msu.edu/red-tape/2018/jan/january-26-1875-kalamazoo-dentist-george-f-green-patents-first-electric-dental/ |website=blogpublic.lib.msu.edu |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1760 – 1780 || || "Isaac Greenwood practices as the first native-born American dentist."<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1873 || Oral hygiene || [[w:Colgate (toothpaste)|Colgate]] starts mass production of the first toothpaste. Mass-produced toothbrushes would followed a few years later.<ref name="The disturbing history of dentistry">{{cite web |title=The disturbing history of dentistry |url=https://www.grunge.com/116850/disturbing-history-dentistry/ |website=grunge.com |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1789 || || "Frenchman Nicolas Dubois de Chemant receives the first patent for porcelain teeth."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|France}}
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| 1875 || Instrumental || American dentist George Green invents an electric dental drill.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref>{{cite web |title=First electric dental drill: Jan. 26, 1875 |url=https://www.healthcentral.com/article/could_viagra_help_fight_obesity |website=healthcentral.com |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> ||
 
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| 1790 || || "John Greenwood, son of Isaac Greenwood and one of George Washington’s dentists, constructs the first known dental foot engine. He adapts his mother’s foot treadle spinning wheel to rotate a drill."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1877 || Instrumental || Basil Manly Wilkerson invents a hydraulic chair (now called {{w|Wilkerson dental chair}}).<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> ||
 
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| 1790 || || "Josiah Flagg, a prominent American dentist, constructs the first chair made specifically for dental patients. To a wooden Windsor chair, Flagg attaches an adjustable headrest, plus an arm extension to hold instruments."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1879 || Organization || A register of dentists is set up in Britain.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
 
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| 1801 || || "Richard C. Skinner writes the Treatise on the Human Teeth, the first dental book published in America."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1880 || Organization || The British Dental Association is founded.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the British Dental Association |url=https://bda.org/about-the-bda/history-of-the-bda |website=bda.org |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The British Dental Association |url=https://www.nature.com/bdjteam/about-the-bda |website=nature.com |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
 
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| 1825 || || "Samuel Stockton begins commercial manufacture of porcelain teeth. His S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company establishes and dominates the dental supply market throughout the 19th century."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1880 || Oral hygiene || The first electric toothbrush is marketed.<ref name="The History of Dental Advances">{{cite web |title=The History of Dental Advances |url=http://www.knowyourteeth.com/infobites/abc/article/?abc=H&iid=305&aid=1256 |website=knowyourteeth.com |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref>  ||
 
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| 1832 || || "James Snell invents the first reclining dental chair."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||  
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| 1880s || Oral hygiene || The collapsible metal tube revolutionizes toothpaste manufacturing and marketing. Prior to this, dentifrice was available only in liquid or powder form, usually made by individual dentists, and sold in bottles, porcelain pots, or paper boxes. Tube toothpaste, in contrast, is mass-produced in factories, mass-marketed, and sold nation-wide.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1839 || || "The American Journal of Dental Science, the world’s first dental journal, begins publication."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1884 || Anesthesiology || Austrian ophtalmologist Carl Koller from {{w|Vienna}} expounds the value of cocaine for local anesthesia.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Goerig |first1=M |last2=Bacon |first2=D |last3=van Zundert |first3=A. |title=Carl Koller, cocaine, and local anesthesia: some less known and forgotten facts. |doi=10.1097/AAP.0b013e31825051f3 |pmid=22531385 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22531385 |accessdate=28 July 2018}}</ref> || {{w|Austria}}
 
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| 1840 || || The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (today {{w|University of Maryland School of Dentistry}}) opens, becoming the first dental school in the United States.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1890 || Medical development || American oral microbiologist {{w|Willoughby D. Miller}} formulates his "chemicoparasitic" theory of caries in ''Microorganisms of the human mouth''.<ref name="nishadd"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1840 || || The American Society of Dental Surgeons is founded as the world’s first national dental organization. It would dissolve in 1856.<ref name="A Brief History of Dentistry"/><ref name="Dentists are Dangerous??">{{cite web |title=Dentists are Dangerous?? What do you think of this article? Are your patients reading things like this? |url=http://www.mosaicmanagementgroup.com/dentists-are-dangerous-what-do-you-think-of-this-article-are-your-patients-reading-things-like-this |website=mosaicmanagementgroup.com |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1892 || Oral hygiene || The first collapsible tube is marketed.<ref name="The History of Dental Advances"/> ||  
 
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| 1846 || || "Dentist William Morton conducts the first successful public demonstration of the use of ether anesthesia for surgery. "<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1894 || Anesthesiology || H.J. Carlson discovers that ethyl chloride produces a sound sleep in some dental patients.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia"/> ||
 
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| 1855 || || "Robert Arthur originates the cohesive gold foil method allowing dentists to insert gold into a cavity with minimal pressure. The foil is fabricated by annealing, a process of passing gold through a flame making it soft and malleable."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1895 || Scientific development || German physicist {{w|Wilhelm Röntgen}} discovers the {{w|X-ray}}.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/> ||  
 
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| 1859 || || The {{w|American Dental Association}} is established.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1896 || Instrumental || American dentist Charles Edmund Kells introduces {{w|X-ray}} technology in dentistry.<ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/><ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1864 || || "Sanford C. Barnum develops the rubber dam, a piece of elastic rubber fitted over a tooth by means of weights. This simple device isolates the tooth from the oral cavity, a troublesome problem for dentists."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1896 || Dental restoration || American dentist {{w|Greene Vardiman Black}} establishes the principles of cavity preparation.<ref name="nishadd"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1867 || || Harvard University Dental School is established as an early university-affiliated dental institution.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1899 || Medical development || American dentist {{w|Edward Angle}} classifies the various forms of malocclusion. Credited with making orthodontics into a dental specialty, Angle also establishes the first school of orthodontics (Angle School of Orthodontia in {{w|Saint Louis}} 1900), the first orthodontic society (American Society of Orthodontia, 1901), and the first dental specialty journal (American Orthodontist, 1907).<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1871 || || "James B. Morrison patents the first commercially manufactured foot-treadle dental engine. Morrison’s inexpensive, mechanized tool supplies dental burs with enough speed to cut enamel and dentin smoothly and quickly, revolutionizing the practice of dentistry."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1900 || Organization || {{w|FDI World Dental Federation Federation}} is established in {{w|Paris}} as the ''Fédération Dentaire Internationale''.<ref name="nishadd"/> || {{w|France}}
 
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| 1871 || || "The American George F. Green receives a patent for the first electric dental engine, a self-contained motor and handpiece."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1901 || Organization || {{w|Edward Angle}} starts the first school of orthodontics, and creates a simple classification for crooked teeth, a system still in use today.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1873 || || "By 1873, Colgate had mass produced the first toothpaste, and mass-produced toothbrushes followed a few years later."<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> ||
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| 1903 || || American dentist Charles H. Land introduces his porcelain jacket crown, the first tooth-colored full-coverage restoration. The PJC is made with feldspathic porcelain clay layers successively fired over platinum foil.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Freedman |first1=George A. |title=Contemporary Esthetic Dentistry - E-Book |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=JP82lK46EtEC&pg=PA496&dq=%22in+1903%22+charles+lAnd+porcelain+jacket+crown&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj74_i297_cAhVMbFAKHZB7B3sQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%22in%201903%22%20charles%20lAnd%20porcelain%20jacket%20crown&f=false}}</ref><ref name="Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1877 || || "The Wilkerson chair, the first pump-type hydraulic dental chair, is introduced."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1905 || Anesthesiology || German chemist  {{w|Alfred Einhorn}} formulates the local anesthetic {{w|procain}}, later marketed under the trade name {{w|Novocain}}.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/> || {{w|Germany}}
 
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| 1880s || || "The collapsible metal tube revolutionizes toothpaste manufacturing and marketing. Dentifrice had been available only in liquid or powder form, usually made by individual dentists, and sold in bottles, porcelain pots, or paper boxes. Tube toothpaste, in contrast, is mass-produced in factories, mass-marketed, and sold nation-wide. In twenty years, it becomes the norm."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1907 || Instrumental || American dentist William Taggart introduces a precision casting machine that allows dentists to create gold restorations of great accuracy with a minimum of tooth removal.<ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/><ref name="Phillips' Science of Dental Materials - E-Book"/> <ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/><ref name="Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1890 || || "Willoughby Miller an American dentist in Germany, notes the microbial basis of dental decay in his book Micro-Organisms of the Human Mouth. This generates an unprecedented interest in oral hygiene and starts a world-wide movement to promote regular toothbrushing and flossing."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1908 || Book || {{w|Greene Vardiman Black}} publishes his treatise ''Operative Dentistry'', which would remain the essential clinical dental text for fifty years. Black later develops techniques for filling teeth, standardizes operative procedures and instrumentation, develops an improved amalgam, and pioneers the use of visual aids for teaching dentistry.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/><ref name="Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1895 || || "Wilhelm Roentgen, a German physicist, discovers the x-ray."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1913 || Medical development || American dentist Edwin J. Greenfield demonstrates the first modern and truly functional dental implant.<ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/> ||
 
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| 1899 || || "Edward Hartley Angle classifies the various forms of malocclusion. Credited with making orthodontics into a dental specialty, Angle also establishes the first school of orthodontics (Angle School of Orthodontia in St. Louis, 1900), the first orthodontic society (American Society of Orthodontia, 1901), and the first dental specialty journal (American Orthodontist, 1907)" ||
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| 1913 || Organization (clinic)|| American dentist {{w|Alfred Fones}} opens the Fones Clinic For Dental Hygienists in {{w|Bridgeport, Connecticut}}, the world’s first oral hygiene school.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/><ref name="Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1901 || || "Edward H. Angle, who started the first school of orthodontics in 1901, created a simple classification for crooked teeth in the late 1800s, a system still in use today"<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1914 || Oral hygiene || Fluoride is added to toothpaste to make it more effective in reducing and preventing cavities.<ref name="The Evolution of Toothpaste">{{cite web |title=The Evolution of Toothpaste |url=http://www.drmaggiedavis.com/the-evolution-of-toothpaste/ |website=drmaggiedavis.com |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Goldberg |first1=Michel |title=Understanding Dental Caries: From Pathogenesis to Prevention and Therapy |url=https://books.google.com.ar/books?id=H-d6DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA188&dq=%22in+1914%22+%22fluoride%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjx3OP0w8zcAhVCEZAKHeSACUkQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%22in%201914%22%20%22fluoride%22&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Toothpaste |url=https://www.knoxvilledentalmakeover.com/blog/2016/11/15/the-history-of-toothpaste-176871 |website=knoxvilledentalmakeover.com |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fluoride – What You Should Know |url=https://sableindustriesinc.com/blog/fluoride-what-you-should-know.htm |website=sableindustriesinc.com |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref> ||
 
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| 1896 || || The first dental X-ray is used.<ref name="HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> ||
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| 1915 || Anesthesiology || Dennis Jackson uses carbon dioxide absorber for general anesthesia.<ref name="A Brief History of Dental Anesthesia"/> ||
 
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| 1903 || || "Charles Land devises the porcelain jacket crown."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1921 || Policy || New law introduced in Britain stipulates that only registered dentists could practice dentistry.<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/> || {{w|United Kingdom}}
 
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| 1905 || || "Alfred Einhorn, a German chemist, formulates the local anesthetic procain, later marketed under the trade name Novocain."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1924 || Organization || The American Dental Assistants Association is founded.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1907 || || "William Taggart invents a “lost wax” casting machine, allowing dentists to make precision cast fillings."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1930 || Organization || The American Board of Orthodontics is founded as the world’s first dental specialty board.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1908 || || "Greene Vardiman Black, the leading reformer and educator of American dentistry, publishes his monumental two-volume treatise Operative Dentistry, which remains the essential clinical dental text for fifty years. Black later develops techniques for filling teeth, standardizes operative procedures and instrumentation, develops an improved amalgam, and pioneers the use of visual aids for teaching dentistry."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
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| 1935 || || Polymerized acrylic resin is introduced as a denture base material to support artificial teeth.<ref name="Phillips' Science of Dental Materials - E-Book"/> ||
 
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| 1911 || || "The U.S. Army Dental Corps is established as the first armed services dental corps in the U.S. The Navy institutes its Dental Corps in 1912."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1937 || Medical development || Alvin Strock develops Vitallium dental screw implant.<ref name="nishadd"/> ||
 
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| 1913 || || "Alfred C. Fones opens the Fones Clinic For Dental Hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the world’s first oral hygiene school. "<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/>  ||
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| 1938 || Oral hygiene ||{{w|DuPont}} introduces nylon bristles to the market.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/><ref name="The history of dentistryvv"/><ref name="Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century"/>  ||
 
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| 1917 || || "Irene Newman receives the world’s first dental hygiene license in Connecticut."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1945 || || The water fluoridation era begins when the cities of {{w|Newburgh, New York}}, and {{w|Grand Rapids, Michigan}}, add sodium fluoride to their public water systems, in order to help fight tooth decay among residents.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/><ref name="The History of Dental Advances"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1930 || || "The American Board of Orthodontics, the world’s first dental specialty board, is founded"<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1949 || || Swiss chemist Oskar Hagger develops the first system of bonding acrylic resin to {{w|dentin}}.<ref name="Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century">{{cite web |title=Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century |url=http://freestate.dental/milestones-in-dentistry-in-the-first-half-of-the-20th-century/ |website=freestate.dental |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/><ref name="nishadd"/><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Söderholm |first1=KJ |title=Dental adhesives .... how it all started and later evolved. |pmid=18340977 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18340977 |accessdate=17 August 2018}}</ref> ||
 
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| 1937 || || "Alvin Strock inserts the first Vitallium dental screw implant. Vitallium, the first successful biocompatible implant metal, had been developed a year earlier by Charles Venable, an orthopedic surgeon."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1950 || Oral hygiene || The first fluoride toothpastes are marketed.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/><ref name="Dental Assisting: A Comprehensive Approach"/> ||
 
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| 1938 || || "The nylon toothbrush, the first made with synthetic bristles, appears on the market."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> ||
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| 1953 || Instrumental || The first commercially successful water-driven turbine drill, developed by American dentist Robert Nelson, is introduced.<ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1955 || Medical development || American dentist Michael Buonocore describes the acid etch technique, a simple method of increasing the adhesion of acrylic fillings to enamel.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/><ref name="nishadd"/><ref name="Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century"/> ||
 
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| 1956 || Oral hygiene || {{w|Proctor & Gamble}} introduces Crest brand toothpaste with fluoride.<ref name="The History of Dental Advances"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1957 || Instrumental || John Borden introduces the air turbine dental drill (using compressed air).<ref name="A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY"/><ref name="Dentistrybritannica.com"/><ref name="Milestones in dentistry in the first half of the 20th century"/> ||
 
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| 1958 || Instrumental || A fully reclining dental chair is introduced.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/> ||
 
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| 1957 || || "John Borden introduces a high-speed air-driven contra-angle handpiece. The Airotor obtains speeds up to 300,000 rotations per minute and is an immediate commercial success, launching a new era of high-speed dentistry." ||
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| 1960 || Instrumental || Lasers are developed and approved in dentistry for soft tissue work, such as treatment of periodontal disease.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/>  ||
 
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| 1962 || Medical development || Rafael Bowen develops {{w|resin}} {{w|Bis-GMA}}, which is commonly used in {{w|dental sealant}}s.<ref name="nishadd"/><ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/>  ||
 
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| 1960 || || "Lasers are developed and approved for soft tissue work, such as treatment of periodontal disease."<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/>  ||
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| 1980 || Medical development || Swedish physician {{w|Per-Ingvar Brånemark}} describes techniques for the osseointegration of dental implants.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com"/>  ||
 
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| 1962 || || "Rafael Bowen develops Bis-GMA, the thermoset resin complex used in most modern composite resin restorative materials." ||
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| 1984 || Oral hygiene || The pump dispenser is introduced.<ref name="The History of Dental Advances"/> ||
 
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| 1987 || Oral hygiene || Researchers at {{w|NASA}} develop the first edible toothpaste, so that astronauts don’t have to spit into zero gravity.<ref name="The Evolution of Toothpaste"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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| 1989 || Cosmetic dentistry || The first commercial home tooth bleaching product is marketed.<ref name="The History of Dentistrynamibiadent.com">{{cite web |title=The History of Dentistry |url=http://www.namibiadent.com/the-history-of-dentistry.html |website=namibiadent.com |accessdate=27 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="nishadd"/> ||
 
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| 1990 || Cosmetic dentistry || An era of esthetic dentistry is innaugurated by the merge of new tooth-colored restorative materials plus increased usage of bleaching, veneers, and implants.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/>  ||
 
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| 1997 || Instrumental || The United States {{w|Food and Drug administration}} approves the {{w|Er:YAG laser}}, the first for use on dentin, to treat tooth decay.<ref name="History of Dentistry Timeline"/> || {{w|United States}}
 
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Latest revision as of 19:35, 4 June 2021

This is a timeline of dentistry, attempting to illustrate the evolution of the medical specialty.

Big picture

Time period Development summary
Ancient times Dating back to 7000 B.C., dentistry is one of the oldest medical professions. The earliest records on dentistry date back to the Indus Valley Civilization. At around 5000 BC, descriptions related to dentistry and tooth decay become available. At the time, a Sumerian text describes tooth worms as causing dental decay, an idea that wouldn't prove false until the 1700s.[1]
Middle age In the Early Middle Ages in Europe monks act as doctors, surgeons and dentists. However in the early 12th century the Church forbids clergy to do operations of any kind. This gives place to the merge of craftsmen called a barber-surgeons. As well as cutting hair and doing surgery, barber-surgeons pull teeth. People clean their teeth by chewing twigs. Others make toothpaste from things like crushed eggshells. However there are no toothbrushes at the time.[2]
17th century In Europe, some barber-surgeons begin to specialize in dentistry. Toothbrushes are introduced into England in the mid-century.[2]
18th century Dentistry becomes more scientific[2] and a more defined profession.[1]
19th century Diets change as sugar becomes increasingly available. Common consumption of refined foods and sugary treats make tooth problems more common. However, dentistry keeps a fair pace with these developing problems. European dentists start experimenting with dental implants, gold fillings are used to treat decayed teeth, and nitrous oxide is introduced as a way to ease the pain during dental extractions and other oral surgeries.[3]
20th century The century is one of great advances in dental technology. In the 1950s, the first fluoride toothpastes are marketed. In the 1960s, lasers are developed. In the 1990s, new advances in esthetic dentistry emerge, including tooth-colored restorative materials, bleaching materials, veeners and implants.[4][5]

Numerical and visual data

Google Scholar

The following table summarizes per-year mentions on Google Scholar as of May 22, 2021.

Year dentistry pediatric dentistry restorative dentistry implant dentistry anesthesia dentistry preventive dentistry
1980 7,790 341 509 204 416 791
1985 10,900 507 778 481 661 844
1990 15,300 903 1,290 904 812 1,190
1995 19,100 1,350 1,770 1,390 916 1,380
2000 30,100 2,380 2,850 2,230 1,390 2,150
2002 43,600 2,670 3,440 2,520 1,760 2,700
2004 127,000 3,880 4,300 3,510 2,320 4,750
2006 210,000 5,670 5,380 5,070 3,370 6,170
2008 276,000 7,710 6,460 6,460 4,300 8,360
2010 321,000 8,790 7,640 7,760 4,910 9,700
2012 345,000 10,800 10,400 11,000 6,430 13,500
2014 275,000 13,300 12,000 11,300 7,520 15,300
2016 211,000 15,300 13,500 13,800 8,210 17,100
2017 161,000 16,500 14,400 15,000 8,590 17,900
2018 134,000 17,300 15,000 15,700 9,090 18,700
2019 93,500 17,900 15,700 16,800 9,510 18,600
2020 74,400 21,500 18,000 19,900 12,900 18,800
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Google Trends

The comparative chart below shows Google Trends data for Dentistry (Branch of medicine) and Dentistry (Search Term), from January 2004 to February 2021, when the screenshot was taken. Interest in the topic is also ranked by country and displayed on world map.[6]

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Google Ngram Viewer

The chart below shows Google Ngram Viewer data for Dentistry, from 1500 to 2019.[7]>

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Wikipedia Views

The chart below shows pageviews of the English Wikipedia article Dentistry, on desktop, mobile-web, desktop-spider, mobile-web-spider and mobile app, from July 2015 to January 2021.[8]

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Full timeline

Year Event type Details Country/region
7000 BC Medical development Human remains at the Mehgarh Neolithic site in Baluchistan, Pakistan, dating from that time show early evidence of dentistry. Holes in eleven teeth found on the site were intentionally made using ancient flint drill bits. The slight decay on the teeth suggests the patients had their teeth drilled to rid themselves of tooth decay.[9][10] Pakistan
5000 BC Scientific development A Sumerian text describes “tooth worms” as the cause of dental decay.[2][10] Iraq
3000 BC Egyptian high official Hesy-Ra is one of the earliest dental practitioners remembered by name.[9] Egypt
2900 BC – 2750 BC Medical development Egyptian skulls dating from that period contain evidence of small holes in the jaw in the vicinity of a tooth’s roots. Such holes are believed to have been drilled to drain abscesses.[11] Egypt
2500 BC Medical development Oral surgery is thought to be practiced in Egypt this early.[11][12] Egypt
2250 BC Anesthesiology A Babylonian clay tablet reveals the remedy for pain of dental cavities. A cement made by mixing henbane seed with gum mastic is used.[13]
1700 BC – 1500 BC Medical development The Ebers Papyrus in Egypt refers to diseases of the teeth and various toothache remedies.[14][15] Egypt
1500 BC Medical development Accounts of dental treatment appear in Egyptian scrolls dating from that time.[11][16] Egypt
1000 BC Anesthesiology Wine is used in India to produce insensibility.[13] India
900 BC – 300 BC Mayans work on teeth strictly for ritual, religious or purely self adornment purposes, instead of for dental maintenance or hygiene. Jade and turquoise stones are implanted in the teeth. Filing teeth into different shapes indicate tribal and religious affiliations. Some speculate that the Mayans were the first to perform tooth transplantation.[17] Mexico, Guatemala
600 BC Medical development An early attempt at tooth replacement dates to Phoenicia, where missing teeth are replaced with animal teeth and are bound into place with cord.[11] Lebanon
400 BC Medical development Greek physician Hippocrates describes diseases of the mouth.[2][15] Greece
384–322 BC Medical development Aristotle writes about dentistry, describing tooth growth, tooth decay, and gum disease. Like Hippocrates, Aristotle also develops treatment methods, such as using forceps to pull teeth and using wires to attach loose teeth.[9][15] Greece
375 BC – 295 BC Oral hygiene Greek physician Diocles of Carystus becomes the first to recommend regular oral hygiene by rubbing teeth and gums to improve oral health.[18] Greece
300 BC Medical development The Greeks develop some techniques for addressing tooth maladies.[9] Greece
25 AD – 50 AD Medical development Roman encyclopaedist Aulus Cornelius Celsus discusses dental care and treatments in his writings, mentioning that extractions should be avoided except when necessary to keep the tooth intact.[19][15]
166 AD – 201 AD Medical development The Etruscans, an ancient civilization located in current Italy, are thought to have been excellent dentists.[2] The Etruscans practice dental prosthetics using gold crowns and fixed bridgework.[14] Italy
570 – 950 Instrumental The Siwak, a primitive form of toothbrush in Islamic dentistry, is used for cleaning teeth, probably since prehistoric times. A horse shoe shaped metal instrument is used to scrape the tongue as part of oral hygiene care.[17]
700 Medical development A medical text in China mentions a type of amalgam called "sylver paste".[4] China
1000 Medical development Doctors in China treat toothaches with arsenic. They are also noted for their development of using silver amalgam for filling teeth. The Chinese are particularly advanced in their observation of the oral cavity.[16] China
1210 Medical development A Guild of Barbers is established in France. Barbers would eventually evolve into two groups: surgeons who are educated and trained to perform complex surgical operations; and lay barbers, or barber-surgeons, who perform more routine hygienic services including shaving, bleeding and tooth extraction.[14] France
1400 Policy France prohibits lay barbers from practicing all surgical procedures except bleeding, cupping, leeching, and extracting teeth.[14] France
1452 – 1519 Scientific development Leonardo Da Vinci identifies tooth morphology,[18] and depicts the maxillary antrum.[17] Italy
1498 Dental hygiene The toothbrush is invented by the Chinese. The device would take a long time to reach Europe.[2] China
1530 Book Zene Artzney Buchlein wider allerlei kranckeyten und gebrechen der tzeen (The Little Medicinal Book for All Kinds of Diseases and Infirmities of the Teeth) becomes the first book devoted entirely to dentistry. Published in Germany, it is written in German instead of Latin. The book addresses barber-surgeons and surgeons, who treat the mouth, rather than university-trained physicians, who ignore all diseases of the teeth. Subsequent to this publication, other surgeons would publish texts incorporating aspects of dental treatment.[9][11][15] Germany
1540 Anesthesiology German physician Valerius Cordus introduces synthesized sweet vitriol, now more commonly known as ether. Germany
1563 Book Italian anatomist Bartolomeo Eustachi publishes Libellus de dentibus, the first book on dental anatomy.[4] Italy
1564 Anesthesiology French surgeon Ambroise Paré obtains local anesthesia by compression of nerves.[13] France
1575 Medical development Ambroise Paré covers the subject of dentistry in his works, including extraction and treating decay.[9] France
1683 Scientific development Dutch scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek identifies oral bacteria using a microscope.[4]
1685 Book Charles Allen publishes The Operator for the Teeth", which is considered the first dental textbook in English.[20][21][22][9]
1728 Book French surgeon Pierre Fauchard publishes Le Chirurgien Dentiste ("The Surgeon Dentist"). His text includes the revelation that sugar causes tooth decay, dispelling the outdated belief that tooth worms and evil spirits are responsible for dental woes.[2][9][1][15] France
1746 Medical development Claude Mouton from France devises a gold crown with a gold post designed to be retained in the root canal, to prevent broken-down molars from further deteriorating.[23][4] France
1756 Medical development Philipp Pfaff describes a method for making impressions of the mouth in wax, from which he constructs a model with plaster. Pfaff's use of plaster would allow dentists to make impressions of the patient's edentulous jaws in the mouth.[24] France
1770 Medical development Porcelain false teeth are invented.[2]
1771 Book British surgeon John Hunter publishes The Natural History of the Human Teeth.[2] United Kingdom
1774 Medical development French Farmacist Alexis Duchâteau and dentist Nicholas Dubois De Chemant design a process for producing hard, decay-proof porcelain dentures.[24] France
1779 Anesthesiology Cornish chemist Humphry Davy announces the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide and notably calls it laughing gas.[13] United Kingdom
1780 Oral hygiene William Addis manufactures the first modern toothbrush.[4]
1789 Medical development Parisian dentist Nicolas Dubois de Chémant introduces his mineral teeth paste dentures, commonly known as porcelain teeth.[25][26] France
1790 Instrumental American dentist John Greenwood constructs the first known dental foot engine by modifying his mother's foot treadle spinning wheel to rotate a drill.[4] United States
1790 Instrumental American dentist Josiah Flagg constructs the first chair made specifically for dental patients.[2][27][28][29][15] United States
1801 Book Richard C. Skinner writes his Treatise on the Human Teeth, the first dental book published in the United States.[14][30][31][15] United States
1808 Medical development Italian dentist Giuseppangelo Fonzi devises a single porcelain tooth imbedded with a platinum pin.[32][33][24] Italy
c.1820 Medical development Amalgam is first used in Europe.[2][34]
1824 Oral hygiene Soap is added to toothpaste to increase it’s effectiveness. Later soap would be substituted with sodium lauryl sulfate for a smoother paste.[35]
1825 Dental restoration Philadelphia dentist Samuel Stockton White begins commercial manufacture of porcelain teeth. His S.S. White Dental Manufacturing Company would dominate the dental supply market throughout the 19th century.[14][36][37] United States
1832 Instrumental James Snell invents the first reclining dental chair.[2][4][15]
1839 Journal The American Journal of Dental Science is launched. It is the world’s first dental journal.[14][15] United States
1839 Medical development The vulcanized rubber is discovered. This would be used to hold false teeth.[32]
1840 Organization The Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (today University of Maryland School of Dentistry) opens, becoming the first dental school in the United States.[9] United States
1840 Organization The American Society of Dental Surgeons is founded as the world’s first national dental organization. It would dissolve in 1856.[9][38] United States
1844 Anesthesiology American medicine man Gardner Quincy Colton introduces nitrous for wisdom tooth extraction.[13] United States
1846 Anesthesiology Henry Morton demonstrates the use of ether as an anesthetic in dentistry.[2]
1853 Anesthesiology The hollow needle and hypodermic syringe are invented.[13]
1855 Medical development Robert Arthur introduces the cohesive gold foil method for inserting gold into a preparation with minimal pressure.[4]
1859 Organization The American Dental Association is established as a mercury amalgam promoting dental group.[1][38] United States
1860 Medical development The British Royal College of Surgeons introduces the Surgeons Licence in Dental Surgery.[2] United Kingdom
1864 Medical development Sanford C. Barnum develops the rubber dam, a piece of elastic rubber fitted over a tooth by means of weights. The rubber dam is considered the optimal method to isolate a dental operative field and to prevent moisture contamination during the placement of direct restorations and endodontic procedures.[39][4]
1864 Instrumental George Fellows invents a clockwork dental drill.[2]
1867 Organization Harvard University Dental School is established as an early university-affiliated dental institution.[1] United States
1871 Instrumental James B. Morrison patents the first commercially manufactured foot-treadle dental engine. The inexpensive, mechanized tool supplies dental burs with enough speed to cut enamel and dentin smoothly and quickly.[14]
1871 Instrumental American dentist, George F. Green receives a patent for the first electric dental engine, a self-contained motor and handpiece.[40][14] United States
1873 Oral hygiene Colgate starts mass production of the first toothpaste. Mass-produced toothbrushes would followed a few years later.[12][1] United States
1875 Instrumental American dentist George Green invents an electric dental drill.[2][41]
1877 Instrumental Basil Manly Wilkerson invents a hydraulic chair (now called Wilkerson dental chair).[2]
1879 Organization A register of dentists is set up in Britain.[2] United Kingdom
1880 Organization The British Dental Association is founded.[42][43][44] United Kingdom
1880 Oral hygiene The first electric toothbrush is marketed.[32]
1880s Oral hygiene The collapsible metal tube revolutionizes toothpaste manufacturing and marketing. Prior to this, dentifrice was available only in liquid or powder form, usually made by individual dentists, and sold in bottles, porcelain pots, or paper boxes. Tube toothpaste, in contrast, is mass-produced in factories, mass-marketed, and sold nation-wide.[14] United States
1884 Anesthesiology Austrian ophtalmologist Carl Koller from Vienna expounds the value of cocaine for local anesthesia.[13][45] Austria
1890 Medical development American oral microbiologist Willoughby D. Miller formulates his "chemicoparasitic" theory of caries in Microorganisms of the human mouth.[4] United States
1892 Oral hygiene The first collapsible tube is marketed.[32]
1894 Anesthesiology H.J. Carlson discovers that ethyl chloride produces a sound sleep in some dental patients.[13]
1895 Scientific development German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen discovers the X-ray.[44]
1896 Instrumental American dentist Charles Edmund Kells introduces X-ray technology in dentistry.[11][1] United States
1896 Dental restoration American dentist Greene Vardiman Black establishes the principles of cavity preparation.[4] United States
1899 Medical development American dentist Edward Angle classifies the various forms of malocclusion. Credited with making orthodontics into a dental specialty, Angle also establishes the first school of orthodontics (Angle School of Orthodontia in Saint Louis 1900), the first orthodontic society (American Society of Orthodontia, 1901), and the first dental specialty journal (American Orthodontist, 1907).[14] United States
1900 Organization FDI World Dental Federation Federation is established in Paris as the Fédération Dentaire Internationale.[4] France
1901 Organization Edward Angle starts the first school of orthodontics, and creates a simple classification for crooked teeth, a system still in use today.[1] United States
1903 American dentist Charles H. Land introduces his porcelain jacket crown, the first tooth-colored full-coverage restoration. The PJC is made with feldspathic porcelain clay layers successively fired over platinum foil.[44][46][47] United States
1905 Anesthesiology German chemist Alfred Einhorn formulates the local anesthetic procain, later marketed under the trade name Novocain.[44] Germany
1907 Instrumental American dentist William Taggart introduces a precision casting machine that allows dentists to create gold restorations of great accuracy with a minimum of tooth removal.[11][24] [44][47] United States
1908 Book Greene Vardiman Black publishes his treatise Operative Dentistry, which would remain the essential clinical dental text for fifty years. Black later develops techniques for filling teeth, standardizes operative procedures and instrumentation, develops an improved amalgam, and pioneers the use of visual aids for teaching dentistry.[44][47] United States
1913 Medical development American dentist Edwin J. Greenfield demonstrates the first modern and truly functional dental implant.[11]
1913 Organization (clinic) American dentist Alfred Fones opens the Fones Clinic For Dental Hygienists in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the world’s first oral hygiene school.[14][47] United States
1914 Oral hygiene Fluoride is added to toothpaste to make it more effective in reducing and preventing cavities.[35][48][49][50]
1915 Anesthesiology Dennis Jackson uses carbon dioxide absorber for general anesthesia.[13]
1921 Policy New law introduced in Britain stipulates that only registered dentists could practice dentistry.[2] United Kingdom
1924 Organization The American Dental Assistants Association is founded.[44] United States
1930 Organization The American Board of Orthodontics is founded as the world’s first dental specialty board.[14] United States
1935 Polymerized acrylic resin is introduced as a denture base material to support artificial teeth.[24]
1937 Medical development Alvin Strock develops Vitallium dental screw implant.[4]
1938 Oral hygiene DuPont introduces nylon bristles to the market.[44][10][47]
1945 The water fluoridation era begins when the cities of Newburgh, New York, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, add sodium fluoride to their public water systems, in order to help fight tooth decay among residents.[44][32] United States
1949 Swiss chemist Oskar Hagger develops the first system of bonding acrylic resin to dentin.[47][44][4][51]
1950 Oral hygiene The first fluoride toothpastes are marketed.[44][18]
1953 Instrumental The first commercially successful water-driven turbine drill, developed by American dentist Robert Nelson, is introduced.[11] United States
1955 Medical development American dentist Michael Buonocore describes the acid etch technique, a simple method of increasing the adhesion of acrylic fillings to enamel.[44][4][47]
1956 Oral hygiene Proctor & Gamble introduces Crest brand toothpaste with fluoride.[32] United States
1957 Instrumental John Borden introduces the air turbine dental drill (using compressed air).[2][11][47]
1958 Instrumental A fully reclining dental chair is introduced.[44]
1960 Instrumental Lasers are developed and approved in dentistry for soft tissue work, such as treatment of periodontal disease.[14]
1962 Medical development Rafael Bowen develops resin Bis-GMA, which is commonly used in dental sealants.[4][44]
1980 Medical development Swedish physician Per-Ingvar Brånemark describes techniques for the osseointegration of dental implants.[44]
1984 Oral hygiene The pump dispenser is introduced.[32]
1987 Oral hygiene Researchers at NASA develop the first edible toothpaste, so that astronauts don’t have to spit into zero gravity.[35] United States
1989 Cosmetic dentistry The first commercial home tooth bleaching product is marketed.[44][4]
1990 Cosmetic dentistry An era of esthetic dentistry is innaugurated by the merge of new tooth-colored restorative materials plus increased usage of bleaching, veneers, and implants.[14]
1997 Instrumental The United States Food and Drug administration approves the Er:YAG laser, the first for use on dentin, to treat tooth decay.[14] United States

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  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 "A BRIEF HISTORY OF DENTISTRY". localhistories.org. Retrieved 27 July 2018. 
  3. ↑ "Medieval and 19th Century Dentistry". dentalhealthbyherre.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018. 
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 Garg, Nisha; Garg, Amit. Textbook of Operative Dentistry. 
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  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "The history of dentistry". renkendentistry.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 "Dentistry". britannica.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018. 
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