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Accuracy in Dental Medicine, A New Way to Measure Trueness and Precision
Published on: April 29, 2014
Antoni Cieszyński: a pioneering dentist
Izabela Maciejewska1, Ewa Chomik
1Department of Dental Prosthodontics, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. izabelam@gumed.edu.pl
Abstract:
Cieszyńrski was a Polish dentist who formulated the rules of isometry (Cieszyrński's isometry) in dental radiology, which enables precise dental X-ray pictures that show the true dimensions of teeth. Cieszyński also developed an extra-oral technique of anesthetizing the mandibular alveolar nerve, and a treatment for trigeminal neuralgia which involved injections of alcohol to the Gasser's ganglion. The clinical activity of Antoni Cieszyński included periodontal surgery (Cieszyński-Widmann-Neumann's operation) and surgery of abscesses and phlegmones of head and neck. He was also a member of numerous scientific societies (ADA, ASI, FDI) and a founder of the first Polish dental journal Polska Dentystyka (Polish Dentistry). On the 70th anniversary of Doctor Antoni Cieszyński's tragic death, the authors recall his outstanding and fruitful clinical career.
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