A 5,500-year-old artificial human tooth from Egypt: A historical note

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 645-647

  Irish, Joel D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental implants; Dental prostheses; History of dentistry

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS;

CADAVER; EGYPT; ENDODONTICS; HUMAN; INCISOR; MAXILLA; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MOUTH; SHORT SURVEY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TONGUE; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS; TOOTH ROOT;

DENTAL IMPLANTS; EGYPT; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; PALEODONTOLOGY; TOOTH, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 7244254248     PISSN: 08822786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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