[389] Sprengel, Geschichte der Chirurgie, vol. ii, p. 301. Carabelli, Systematisches, Handbuch der Zahnheilkunde, vol. i, p. 60.
[390] This work was published in 1690.
[391] Here one also verifies the absurdities pronounced by those who, not being dentists, but merely general practitioners or surgeons, still risk speaking on dental subjects.
[392] Dionis, Cours d’opérations de chirurgie, Paris, 1716, p. 507 and following.
[393] [The Dresden edition of 1710 of Guillemeau’s work contains no reference to the artificial tooth composition as mentioned by Dionis.—E. C. K.]
[394] Carmeline was a most able surgeon-dentist. We learn this from a passage in Pierre Fauchard’s book (Le Chirurgien Dentiste, Préf., p. 13). As we shall see, the author praises him very highly and laments his not having written any book making known the results of his long experience.
[395] Sprengel, Geschichte der Chirurgie, vol. ii, p. 305.
[396] Traité complet des opérations de chirurgie, par Mons. de Lavauguyon, Paris, 1696, p. 644.
[397] Der beym aderlassen und Zahn-ausziehen Geschickten Barbiergesell, Leipsic, 1717.
[398] De dentium dolore, Altdorf, 1711.