Anselme-Louis-Bernard-Brechillet Jourdain, who was born in Paris, November 28, 1734, was one of the most distinguished French physicians of the eighteenth century who devoted himself largely to the study and practice of dentistry. He was also interested in medical science generally, having acted for several years as an associate editor of the Journal de Médecine. Among the treatises which he wrote on topics relating to dentistry the following deserve to receive special mention:—“Nouveaux Élémens d’Odontalgie,” Paris, 1756; “Traité des Dépôts dans le Sinus Maxillaire, des Fractures et des Caries de l’Une et de l’Autre Mâchoire; Suivi de Réflexions et d’Observations sur Toutes les Opérations de l’Art du Dentiste,” Paris, 1760; “Essai sur la Formation des Dents, Comparée avec Celle des Os, Suivi de Plusieurs Expériences, tant sur les Os que sur les Parties qui Entrent dans leur Constitution,” Paris, 1766; and “Traité des Maladies et des Opérations Réellement Chirurgicales de la Bouche et des Parties qui y Correspondent, Suivi de Notes, d’Observations Interessantes, tant Anciennes que Modernes,” Paris, 1772, 2 vols.
Jourdain’s death occurred on January 7, 1816.
Jean-Baptiste Gariot was born in France during the latter half of the eighteenth century. The French records furnish very scanty information concerning his professional career. For example, among other matters of minor importance, it is stated that he was a member of the Royal College at Madrid, that he was the dentist of the King of Spain, and that he published a treatise which bears the following title: “Traité des Maladies de la Bouche,” together with an account of the structure and functions of the parts that enter into the formation of the mouth, the diseases to which these parts are liable, the means that may be employed for maintaining them in health and beauty, and the different operations which belong specially to the domain of the dentist; with 15 plates, Paris, 1805.
BOOK XII
DESGENETTES AND LARREY, FRANCE’S MOST CELEBRATED MILITARY SURGEONS
CHAPTER XXIV
MILITARY SURGERY