A History of Dentistry from the most Ancient Times until the end of the Eighteenth Century

"A History of Dentistry from the Most Ancient Times until the End of the Eighteenth Century" by Vincenzo Guerini is a detailed exploration of how dental care evolved across different cultures, from ancient Egypt to the 1700s. Written in the early 1900s, the book acts as a timeline of dental practices, using historical evidence to show how early civilizations dealt with teeth and oral health. The author wrote it to capture dentistry's historical importance and the purpose of the book is to lay the groundwork for understanding dentistry's ancient roots in civilizations such as Hebrew and China by thoroughly covering its backstory as a science.