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J Dentofacial Anom Orthod
Volume 14, Number 1, March 2011
P. Fauchard - Varia
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Article Number | 103 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/odfen/2011102 | |
Published online | 01 August 2011 |
J Dentofacial Anom Orthod 2011;14:103
Pierre Fauchard, his life and his work
Address for correspondence: X. DELTOMBE, 39, avenue Georges-Henri Riviere, 35000 Rennes. xdeltombe@orange.fr
Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761) is known as the father of dentistry. This division of medicine participated fully in the enlightenment. After a second reading of his book, The Dental Surgeon, an examination of recent publications of 18th century practitioners, and the discovery of new documents, we have gained a better understanding of the man, the dental surgeon, and the place of scientists in his century.
Key words: Pierre Fauchard / The Dental Surgecon / Grand-Mesnil / Orthodontics / History of medicine
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