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Folklore of the teeth / by Leo Kanner.
Levy Dental Medicine Library - Rare Books Evans GR489.3 .K36 1968
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kanner, Leo, 1894-1981.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teeth--Folklore.
- Teeth.
- Tooth.
- Folklore.
- Medical Subjects:
- Tooth.
- Folklore.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : Singing Tree Press, 1968.
- Contents:
- Part I. Number, shape and eruption. Number, position and time of eruption
- The golden tooth
- General conceptions about dentition
- prophylaxis and therapy of dentition
- The appearance of the first tooth
- The fate of the cast milk teeth
- Part II. Popular dental hygiene. General appreciation of healthy teeth
- Mastic, bethel [i.e. betel], gambir
- The folklore and cultural history of the toothpick and toothbrush
- Part III. Toothache and its cure. General conceptions about toothache
- The principles of popular toothache cures
- The plant treatment of toothache
- The role of animals in the treatment of toothache
- Toothache treated with human organs and secretions
- Inorganic toothache remedies
- The written and spoken charms against toothache
- St. Appolonia, the patroness of toothache
- The transference of toothache
- Dental surgery
- Dental technique
- Part IV. The artificial deformation of the teeth. General introduction
- The non-therapeutic removal of teeth
- The simple pointing of teeth
- The production of dental prongs and notches
- The amputation of the crown
- Black teeth and red teeth
- The decoration of the teeth with inlays
- The production of artifical prognathism
- Part V. Teeth as used outside the oral cavity. Teeth used as tools and medical instruments
- Teeth used as drugs, amulets and charms
- Teeth used as relics and souvenirs
- Teeth used as jewelry
- Part VI. Miscellaneous. Appendages
- Bibliography
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-312).
- Other Format:
- Online version: Kanner, Leo, 1894-1981. Folklore of the teeth.
- OCLC:
- 167232
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