An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

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FOX, Joseph

2 entries
  • 3679

The natural history of the human teeth

London: T. Cox, 1803.

Fox’s classic treatise on the teeth is the first to include explicit directions for correcting dental irregularities. It is the first work on orthodontics.



Subjects: DENTISTRY › Orthodontics
  • 3679.1

The history and treatment of diseases of the teeth, the gums, and the alveolar processes, etc.

London: T. Cox, 1806.

Fox was a surgeon practicing dentistry. By some of the authorities his book is considered more valuable than Hunter’s (No. 3676). This is the first book to illustrate diseases of the teeth.



Subjects: DENTISTRY, DENTISTRY › Dental Pathology