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1 online resource (445 pages) |
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Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies |
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Routledge monographs in classical studies.
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The Etruscans and the History of Dentistry- Front Cover; The Etruscans and the History of Dentistry; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Marshall Joseph Becker; Jean MacIntosh Turfa; Background: the main ancient cultures associated with dental appliances listed in alphabetic order; Egypt, "late period" (Persian domination, Ptolemaic kingdom); Etruscans (Etruria); Faliscans (the Ager Faliscus-"Faliscan territory"); Greeks (Greece: cities of Tanagra and Eretria); Phoenicians (Phoenicia) |
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Romans/Latins (Rome, Latium, and other Italic tribes)Introduction; The Corpus and this study of dental appliances; Chapter 1: Dentistry in medical history: classical roots; Development of dentistry; Dental extractions in antiquity; Pain; Personal hygiene and home care; Surgical tools and techniques for dental extractions; Status of Roman-era medical and dental practitioners; Ancient written evidence for dentistry and dental appliances in chronological order; The late antique period and beyond; The beginnings of modern dentistry; The archaeological evidence in Europe |
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Dental drilling and fillingModern ornamentation: inlays and replacement of healthy teeth; Notes; Chapter 2: Evidence from the ancient Near East: correcting misconceptions; The Fallacy of Egyptian (or Greek) origins of dental prostheses; The supposed evidence of Egyptian dental medicine: ancient texts; The physical evidence-or lack thereof; Medical Papyri with information on the mouth; Example of Egyptian dental medicine: Papyrus Ebers, prescriptions for teeth, mouth; Near Eastern primacy in dental prostheses-a myth; Notes; Chapter 3: The dental prosthesis: a lost Etruscan invention |
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IntroductionThe evidence; Etruria: health, nutrition and evidence for dental concerns; An Etruscan noblewoman's dental health; Evidence of art: Etruscan votive anatomical models; Etruria: the invention of dental appliances; The appliances; Ancient metallurgy and the origins of modern dentistry; Non-destructive analyses of gold objects; Etruscan expertise in gold-working; Analysis of the gold in Etruscan dental appliances; Gold parting in Etruria; Fitting Etruscan appliances in the mouth; Drilling in antiquity; Functions of Etruscan dental prostheses; Women only: sex and tooth size |
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Why the need for replacements?Why wear a dental appliance? The public roles of Etruscan women; Greek prejudice and Etruscan equality; Gender segregation and ethnographic parallels; Etruria and Rome, additional evidence on social customs; The reason for dental appliances: tooth evulsion?; Functional theories and Etruscan dental appliances; The makers of appliances; Etruscan designs and techniques of manufacture; An historical analysis of the phenomenon of Etruscan dental appliances; Were Etruscan dental appliances really worn by Etruscans? (A suggestion by Turfa); Technical and social aspects |
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Notes |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Turfa, Jean MacIntosh
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| ISBN |
9781317194651 |
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1317194659 |
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