title: Dental writings in a medical self-help book of 1650.
abstract: Only one copy exists of the very first medical self-help book written in the Yiddish language. The author, a well respected. barber-surgeon in Prague, states that he wrote the book for those too poor to consult a physician. Physicians were not as knowledgable or experienced as the barber-surgeons who were the principal providers of medical care for the masses. The book follows the format of discussing illnesses from head to toe, and includes numerous prescriptions for toothache, loose teeth, foul mouth and sore tongue. We derive an interesting picture of what dental treatment was like in the mid-seventeenth century.
authors.forename: Malvin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ring
mesh_terms: D019024:Barber Surgeons / Q000266:history*; D018153:Czech Republic; D003729:Dental Care / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D007585:Jews / Q000266:history; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000266:history*; D012014:Reference Books, Medical