title: The latest techniques are not always new: a look back at early inventions and innovations in dentistry.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ring
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000266:history; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D006665:History of Dentistry; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants