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Ichord, Loretta Frances

Toothworms and Spider Juice: An Illustrated History of Dentistry

96 pp. | Lerner/Millbrook | February, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-7613-1465-2 $$22.40
(3) 4-6 This wide-range historical overview looks at dentistry from both a scientific and cultural perspective. Advances in oral hygiene, cavity filling, and extracting and replacing teeth are discussed, along with the superstitions employed by various cultures to avoid or treat toothache pain. Many intriguing details are included in the clear prose, which is illustrated with archival illustrations of dental tools and painful-looking therapies. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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