House mental classification system of denture patients: the contribution of Milus M House.
Although Dr Milus M. House is credited with devising a method to describe the mental classification of complete denture patients, a review of the literature raises questions regarding the origin of the system. Dr Ewell Neil should have received credit for developing the classification system attributed to Dr House. The contribution of Dr House appears to be a detailed expansion of the classification and the subsequent popularization of the system.
Winkler
Sheldon
S
Temple University School of Dentistry, 3223 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140-5096, USA. swinkdent@aol.com
D003824:Denture, Complete / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000266:history