title: The "Amex" cast aluminum denture of World War I.
abstract: In 1917-18, the U.S. Army revived a denture technique first introduced in 1866 by Dr. James Baxter Bean, the Confederate dental surgeon who established the first military maxillofacial hospital trauma ward in Atlanta, Georgia, during the American Civil War--the cast aluminum wartime denture.
authors.affiliation: Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School, University of Maryland, 31 South Greene Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201-1504, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hyson
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Whitehorne
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008885:Military Dentistry; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare
chemical_list: D000535:Aluminum