A history of dentistry / by Arthur Ward Lufkin, D.D.S, F.A.C.D.

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Record details

ISBN: 9781014955678
Physical Description: 367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition: Second edition, enlarged and thoroughly revised
Publisher: [Place of publication unknown] : Hassel Street Press, an imprint of Creative Media Partners, [1948]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes a preface to second and first editions. This is a facsimile of the original printed material taken from the San Francisco Public Library. Originally published by Lea & Febiger in Philadelphia in 1948.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	First era: prehistoric and ancient peoples -- Second era: the dark ages -- Third era: modern period -- Evolution of the concept and treatment of oral disease -- The specialties in dentistry