Name: The Pathology of Dental Infections: And its Relation to General Diseases - History of Dentistry
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Author: Weston A. Price
ISBN: 9781789872279

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The Pathology of Dental Infections: And its Relation to General Diseases - History of Dentistry

Type

Physical Book

Author

Weston A. Price

Publisher

Pantianos Classics

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm

Weight

0.09

ISBN13

9781789872279

Synopsis "The Pathology of Dental Infections: And its Relation to General Diseases - History of Dentistry"

These transcriptions of dental meetings and seminars of the early 20th century shed light on the history and development of dentistry.The dentists of the time hadn't standardized their prescribing practices, with private practices around the USA and Canada often giving their patients different medicines for pain, inflammation and infections. Some dentists at the turn of the 20th century lacked detailed knowledge of what they had prescribed, having simply been recommended by other dentists, or been advertised to by a drug company. The Canadian Oral Prophylactic Association was conceived as a way to inform and improve the situation; within months of founding, they had created their own toothpaste and were publishing guidelines.These lectures sought to educate and inform dentists about the latest advances in the field. The abysmal death rates involved in dental infections remained an enormous problem; public education in dental care, oral hygiene and better treatments were still areas in dire need of improvement when these lectures were published in 1916. However, the recent technological advances in X-rays were encouraging; with the use of radiology, diagnosis of cavities and tooth decay became easier. The case studies related provide valuable historic context on dentistry at the time.

Weston A. Price

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Weston A. Price (1870-1948) fue un dentista e investigador canadiense-estadounidense, reconocido por su trabajo pionero en el vínculo entre la nutrición y la salud. A lo largo de su carrera observó cómo las dietas tradicionales, ricas en alimentos naturales y sin procesar, se asociaban con una mejor salud dental y física en diversas comunidades alrededor del mundo. Estas conclusiones las plasmó en su obra más influyente, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration (1939), donde documentó con fotografías y estudios de campo los efectos del cambio hacia dietas modernas industrializadas.

Su enfoque, aunque controvertido en su tiempo, abrió el camino a debates actuales sobre la alimentación, la medicina preventiva y la relación entre dieta y bienestar. Price es recordado como un investigador que desafió las concepciones médicas de su época, subrayando la importancia de los nutrientes presentes en los alimentos integrales. Su legado sigue vivo en movimientos que promueven la alimentación tradicional y natural.

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