1829
First edition.
By Thomas Bell.

“[Bell] was responsible for innovations in the use of various dental instruments and was the first to treat teeth as living structures by applying scientific surgery to dental disease." ; The Maxillofacial Center : The History of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology : "the first truly comprehensive text for the dental profession in the United States, Bell's 1829 classic, dealt extensively with pathologic processes, including first reports of numerous oral diseases."

Discolouration to the endpapers.
14.5cm x 22cm.

R2,500