Pelikan (dentistry)

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The pelican is a tool that is no longer used today for removing a tooth . It was mentioned in the Middle Ages by Guy de Chauliac and became the classic instrument used by dentists in the 17th and 18th centuries. The pelican was used in particular on molars that were so damaged by caries that the tooth would break when extracted with conventional forceps.

application

The first illustrations of a pelican can be found in Walther Hermann Ryff and Pieter van Foreest (1522–1597), the "Dutch Hippocrates". The pelican consisted of a 10 to 15 cm long middle section. There was a support plate at at least one end. This support plate was buccal (outer) on alveolar set below the tooth, which should be removed. With a kind of hook or claw that reached over the tooth crown, the tooth was grasped orally (inside) and with a rapid rotational movement from its tooth socket at the same time luxated ("lifted up") and levered buccally. To avoid unnecessary injuries, the support plate was additionally wrapped with fabric in some cases. The success of the treatment strongly depended on the skill of the practitioner.

Typical complications

As a result of improper handling, damage to other teeth, fractures of the tooth root (s) or tooth sockets were not uncommon.

literature

  • Sabine Dirnberger: The pelican. The story of an old extraction instrument. Medical dissertation Würzburg 2001.
  • Ullrich Rainer Otte: Jakob Calmann Linderer (1771-1840). A pioneer in scientific dentistry. Medical dissertation, Würzburg 2002 (with text edition of the teaching of the entire dental operations. 1834, here: pp. 68–73: The pelican. )

Web links

Individual evidence

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