CHARLES STENT: THE 19TH CENTURY DENTIST WHO REVOLUTIONISED THE MOST MODERN SURGICAL BRANCHES WITH DENTAL IMPRESSIONS

Authors: Vicenţiu SĂCELEANU, Andrei Alexandru MARINESCU, Răzvan ONCIUL, Aurel George MOHAN, Alexandru Vlad CIUREA

Abstract:

Today, Stent`s name is no longer mentioned in practice by dentists, any more, however it is rather routinely present in almost all other medical branches. Stenting is a procedure commonly utilised in reconstructive surgery, urology, plastic surgery, cardiology and neurovascular surgery. The term “stent” comes from Charles Thomas Stent (1807-1885), a brilliant English dentist and inventor who created a gutta-percha biomaterial for dental impressions. The term “stent” was slowly absorbed and later monopolized by general medicine during the First World War with the increase of reconstructive interventions and, later on, with its use in urology and plastic surgery. Subsequently, Stent`s name became encountered in obstructive coronary pathology and now in cerebral pathology. For his work, Charles Stent was awarded the membership to the Royal Household in 1885. The Stent logo became renown world-widely through its use by his descendant`s “Claudius Ash and Sons” International Dental Materials Company. Currently, “stent” is recognized as an international brand and is part of the common medical nomenclature. We pay tribute to C.T. Stent and to his invention, which helped unify all medical branches and their international language across all meridians. This year marks 133 years since the death of the doctor who has left the name of Stent “inheritance” to the world. The authors present C.T. Stent`s dentistry invention which unexpectedly revolutionised most of the vascular, urological and reconstructive surgical procedures.

Keywords:
  • dentistry
  • gutta-percha.
  • medical history
  • stent