History of Medicine

By mariakhann
  • 5000 BCE

    Toothpaste

    Toothpaste
    Egyptians used a paste
  • 3000 BCE

    Egyptians

    Egyptians
    Cavities were filled with linen
  • 300 BCE

    Greeks

    Greeks
    Hippocrates described tooth extraction
  • 43 BCE

    Romans (43 A.D.)

    Romans (43 A.D.)
    Scribonius Largus created early cures for toothaches
  • 1506

    Renaissance

    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