title: An original case of tin dental fillings from 18th century northern France.
abstract: During the 18th century, France was the leader in the field of dentistry, exemplified by Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761), who was given the title "the father of modern dentistry" for his comprehensive work, Le Chirurgien Dentiste. This paper examines an 18th century dental treatment in a barely 50-year-old male whose body was excavated from Saint Amé's Collegiate Church, Douai, France. This individual had 6 dental restorations, exceptional for that period. All fillings were on the occlusal surfaces of molars and extended at least to the superficial dentin. Panoramic and retro-alveolar radiography confirmed the presence of a radio-opaque filling material, and x-ray fluorescence (XRF) and x-ray diffraction analyses demonstrated the exclusive presence of tin in these restorations.
authors.affiliation: Direction de l'Archéologie de la Communauté d'Agglomération du Douaisis, Douai, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bertrand
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Colard
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lacoche
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Salomé
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vatteoni