The Anatomy and Pathology, of the Teeth (Classic Reprint)

The Anatomy and Pathology of the Teeth offers a clear, historical view of how dental tissues develop, respond to injury, and heal.

It combines detailed descriptions of tooth structure with the evolving science of inflammation, infection, and tissue change as seen in the teeth and surrounding structures.

This edition guides readers through the hard tissues of the tooth and their supporting parts, including the dentine, enamel, cementum, and pericementum. It explains how inflammation begins in connective tissue, how living matter reorganizes, and how pus and abscesses form and affect surrounding tissues. You’ll also encounter discussions of hyperplasia, tissue remodeling, and the roles of blood vessels and nerves in dental pathology. The work situates these topics within the development of pathological ideas about the teeth, highlighting key debates of its era.

• Learn how inflammation changes dental tissues, from the basis-substance to protoplasm and inflammatory corpuscles.
• Understand the formation and role of pus, abscesses, empyema, and pyorrhoea in dental disease.
• Explore the structure and development of dentine, enamel, cementum, and the pericementum, along with common pathological changes.
• Discover historical perspectives on cellular versus intercellular pathology and how these ideas evolved.

Ideal for students, historians of dentistry, and professionals seeking a deeper sense of how dental diseases have been understood and described in the late 19th century, and how those ideas influenced modern dental pathology.