Journal of the history of dentistry
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Historical Article
Stereoradiography and related early radiographic localization techniques.
Enhancing interpretation, 3-D dental radiographic imaging and has become widely accepted and utilized in general dental practice. Stereoradiography is one of the earliest 3-D techniques and remains useful today for localized objects radiographically. This paper reviews the development of early radiographic localization techniques and follows stereoradiography to its current uses.
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Historical Article
How American dentists helped pioneer oxygenation of general anesthetics worldwide.
Dentists Horace Wells and later William Morton introduced the world to general anesthesia with nitrous oxide and ether, respectively. During the latter half of the 1800s, some of their colleagues actually redefined anesthetic gas mixtures as ones including either room air or oxygen as a carrier gas. ⋯ S. White, was mass-producing an anesthesia apparatus which combined oxygen with nitrous oxide--a template or catalyst for the design of anesthesia machines worldwide.