History of Medicine

  • Toothpaste
    5000 BCE

    Toothpaste

    Egyptians used a paste
  • Egyptians
    3000 BCE

    Egyptians

    Cavities were filled with linen
  • Greeks
    300 BCE

    Greeks

    Hippocrates described tooth extraction
  • Romans (43 A.D.)
    43 BCE

    Romans (43 A.D.)

    Scribonius Largus created early cures for toothaches
  • Renaissance
    1506

    Renaissance

    Leonardo Da Vinci did extensive work and research on human anatomy
  • Oral Bacteria

    Oral Bacteria

    Antony Van Leeuwenhoek
  • Dentistry

    Dentistry

    More defined profession
  • Modern Dentistry

    Modern Dentistry

    Pierre Fauchard
  • First Dental Book

    First Dental Book

    Written by surgeon dentist Richard C. Skinner
  • Porcelain Teeth

    Porcelain Teeth

    Samuel Stockton began commercial manufacturing of porcelain teeth
  • X-ray

    X-ray

    C. Edmund Kells
  • Novocain

    Novocain

    Made by Alfred Einhorn