when archaeologists discovered a human skull in the northern Negev Israeli desert containing a tooth that had a 2.5 mm bronze wire in it, which was believed to have been used by the Romans as a treatment for infected teeth.
The first evidence of treatment “within a tooth” dates back to around 200 B.C. 1 In 1928, his practice was the first practice to be “limited to endodontics”. The word “endodontics” itself comes from the Greek prefix “endo,” meaning “within,” and “odont,” meaning “tooth. Gutmann and others agree that there is truly no way to ascertain with complete accuracy how long endodontic treatment has been around. Gutmann to be extremely educational, and it is our opinion that he is the most thorough endodontic historian of our time.ĭr. The simple fact is that in doing our research for this brief synopsis of endodontic history, we found the writings and presentations of Dr. We must start this article by giving the utmost respect and credit to Dr. Gettleman, DDS, MS Moein Sadrkhani, DDS, MSc and Laurence D. Endo Careers Knowledge Center Submissionsīy Bradley H.Guidelines for Publishing Papers in the JOE.Oral, Poster & Table Clinic Presentations.
