title: Instruments used in American oral and maxillofacial surgery: the person behind the name.
abstract: Many surgical instruments are used in oral and maxillofacial surgery that bear the name of their creator. However, who these persons really were is generally unknown. The purpose of this report was to identify some of those surgeons who developed instruments during the 19th century that continue to make oral and maxillofacial operations easier for surgeons and patients.
authors: Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond, VA. Electronic address: dmlaskin@vcu.edu.
authors: Daniel M
authors: DM
authors: Laskin
mesh_terms: D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000266:history; D004850:Eponyms; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000266:history / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014481:United States