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FAUCHARD, PIERRE. Le Chirurgien Dentiste . . . Deuxième Édition revûë, corrigée & considérablement augmentée. Engraved frontispiece and 42 engraved plates of teeth, dental instruments, and dentures. [24], 494; [12], 425, [17] pages, including half-titles. 2 volumes. 12mo, first volume 166x95 mm in worn contemporary sheep gilt, second volume 169x95 mm in contemporary calf gilt; occasional light marginal foxing, Volume 1 with contemporary signature and worming in blank gutters in middle of volume, ink "x" in margin of plates 27 and 34-42. Paris: Pierre-Jean Mariette, 1746
"Fauchard's work was the first to synthesize all of the theoretical and practical knowledge of dentistry available at that time . . . The work also contains the earliest use of the work 'dentiste' to describe Fauchard's profession. The first volume is devoted to the development, diseases, and care of the teeth; it contains accurate descriptions of over 100 diseases of the mouth, along with explicit methods of treatment. The second volume, profusely illustrated, deals with operative dentistry, detailing procedures for filling teeth, constructing prostheses (dentures, bridgework, etc.) and orthodontia"--Norman 768. Garrison-Morton 3671 ("one of the greatest books in the history of the subject"); Printing and the Mind of Man 186 (all describing the 1728 original edition).
