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names of Tenon, Hebert, Fourdain, Laforgue, Duval, Ma-
hon, DeJabarre, Andibran, Lemaire, &c. &c. ; besides the
French Dictionary of the Medical Sciences, and a host of
French Surgeons and Anatomists, who have directly and in-
directly, poured a flood of light upon this subject. Many of
whose observations and precepts will be found incorporated
into the subsequent work. Among the English, it must be
acknowledged, that there has been, and continues to be,
rather a paucity of works upon this subject ; and especially
the practical part. Thomas Berdmore published a practical
work upon the teeth in the reign of George the Third, to
whom he was Dentist. This work contains nearly as much
practical matter, as any subsequent English writer.
Mr. John Hunter, published his work upon Odontotechny,
in London, 1771, entitled, " The Natural History of the
Human Teeth, explaining their Use, Formation, Growth,
and Diseases ; illustrated with copper plate engravings."
A second part of the work was entitled : " A Practical
Treatise on the Diseases of the Teeth, and the consequen-
ces of them, &c. &c."
This work is highly esteemed in some respects, and has
passed through several editions. It is enriched with some
valuable plates. Mr. Hunter advocated the practice of trans-
planting the teeth ; but which in consequence of the numer-
ous accidents arising from it and its frequent failures, is at
present nearly abandoned. Mr. Blake remarks,* " that Mr.
Hunter did not confine his attention to the teeth alone, but
procured much of his knowledge from Dentists of his ac-
quaintance ; consequently, his opinions were not always
the result of his own experience and were not always to
be trusted."

* Blake, page 6.