title: [From the "teeth-drawer", the "quick-pistol drawer" to the "stent"--the contribution of dentists to history].
abstract: In this short review, some facts on the historical background of dentistry are given along with descriptions of dentists who contributed to history in various fields. The history of general anesthesia is also tightly connected with a few dentists.
authors.affiliation: Reuth Medical Center, Tel Aviv & Sackler faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohry
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000266:history; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000266:history; D003815:Dentists / Q000266:history*; D005060:Europe; D006665:History of Dentistry; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D014481:United States