title: Nothing new under the sun: an examination of newly discovered inventions and techniques.
abstract: Dental practitioners of generations ago had the foresight and ingenuity to produce many useful ideas and techniques that, unfortunately, were forgotten. Great effort could have been spared had closer attention been given to the inventions and successes of our forebears. Perhaps, the status of dentistry might be even greater had we been more aware of our heritage and had we built on our history.
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000266:history; D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000266:history; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000266:history; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation; D006665:History of Dentistry; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D007598:Journalism, Dental / Q000266:history; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000266:history; D014090:Tooth Replantation / Q000266:history; D014481:United States