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The history of dental materials

The history of dental materials

Professor Ric van Noort, an expert in dental materials, tells the story of the history of materials used in the mouth.

During this video, think about the main challenges faced by the early dentists as they tried to choose or make materials to go into the mouth. We’ll explore this topic in more detail in the next step and in the following discussion.

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