An Original Case of Tin Dental Fillings from 18th Century Northern France
Benoît Bertrand|Thomas Colard|C. Lacoche|J.F. Salomé|Sophie Vatteoni
During the 18th century, France was leader in field of dentistry, exemplified by Pierre Fauchard (1678–1761), who given title “the father modern dentistry” for his comprehensive work, Le Chirurgien Dentiste. This paper examines an century dental treatment a barely 50-year-old male whose body excavated from Saint Amé’s Collegiate Church, Douai, France. individual had 6 restorations, exceptional that period. All fillings were on occlusal surfaces molars and extended at least to superficial dentin. Panoramic retro-alveolar radiography confirmed presence radio-opaque filling material, x-ray fluorescence (XRF) diffraction analyses demonstrated exclusive tin these restorations.
Journal of Dental Research|PubMed