RESUMO
Throughout her life, Elizabeth I encountered problems with her teeth or lack of them. The anecdote involving Bishop Aylmer in 1578, Strype's account of which being rarely, if ever, quoted in full, and Hentzner's description of her two decades later are well-known, but are by no means the only references to her personal dental history. In a number of biographical studies, the saga of her toothache has been treated as no more than an amusing anecdote, but secondary sources show frequent errors, through either patchwork, imaginativeness or omission. This paper seeks to present a more comprehensive picture of Elizabeth's dental history, so primary sources, quoted as fully as possible, have been allowed to speak for themselves. No assessment has been attempted of the effects of the clinical circumstances upon political decisions or indecision.
Assuntos
Pessoas Famosas , Odontalgia/história , Inglaterra , Feminino , História do Século XVI , HumanosRESUMO
The influence of the Huguenots upon the practice of dentistry in England has received so little attention that their contribution has been largely overlooked, even though the competence of one particular family, the Hemets, led to royal appointments for three successive generations. This paper seeks to begin to redress the balance by chronicling some of the activities of this family.
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História da Odontologia , Cristianismo/história , Dentifrícios/história , Inglaterra , França/etnologia , História do Século XVIIIRESUMO
In the recent exhumation of a predominantly Georgian population at Christ Church, Spitalfields, 12 skulls showed evidence of dental restorations or artificial teeth. These have been described in some detail and the findings discussed in the light of current knowledge about practical dentistry in England up to the year 1852.