title: What is a stent and where can you get one.
abstract: The development of the word stent as we use it today refers to a material to hold tissues in position or to make tissues patent. Dr. Charles Thomas Stent, a 19th century London dentist, created a compound for dental impressions that was used to hold skin grafts in place by later plastic surgeons, presaging its present usage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas 75246, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Sparkman
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D016239:MEDLINE; D015607:Stents / Q000266:history; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000266:history; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials