How a dentist's name became a synonym for a life-saving device: the story of Dr. Charles Stent

Stents have been used in numerous medical disciplines, as well as in oral surgical procedures. Uses range from rebuilding mandibles and constructing new ureters, to keeping coronary arteries patent after angioplasty. The earliest use of the word "stent" to describe this item was in 1916, w...

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Published in:	Journal of the history of dentistry Vol. 49; no. 2; p. 77
Main Author:	Ring, M E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-07-2001
Subjects:	Dental Impression Materials - history Dentists - history England Eponyms History, 19th Century Humans Stents - history Surgery, Plastic - history Terminology as Topic England
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Summary:	Stents have been used in numerous medical disciplines, as well as in oral surgical procedures. Uses range from rebuilding mandibles and constructing new ureters, to keeping coronary arteries patent after angioplasty. The earliest use of the word "stent" to describe this item was in 1916, when a Dutch plastic surgeon described how he used a dental impression compound as a matrix around which to form tissue in the process of rebuilding a shattered face. What is generally unknown is that the word "stent" derives from the name of an English dentist, who invented this impression compound in 1856.
ISSN:	1089-6287