The Quest for Pearly Whites over a 100 Years: Prof. Finbarr Allen Interview
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- Опубліковано 28 гру 2024
- Records at the University Dental School and Hospital, Cork over a 100 years show that cosmetic dentistry is a not new phenomenon according to the hospital's Dean, Professor Finbarr Allen.
"Older generations of patients were also very interested in the appearance of their teeth, and many would have electively had their natural teeth extracted to have them replaced by pearly white dentures," he says. "In some cases, this was undertaken by women prior to getting married. It is still the case that patients with full dentures request 'white' teeth when having their dentures replaced, and this is driven by their cosmetic demands." Cosmetic dentistry and other issues will be discussed this weekend at a conference of UCC dental graduates converging in Cork from all over the world to celebrate the centenary of the Cork Dental School and Hospital in 2013.