The natural history of the human teeth: explaining their structure, use, formation, growth, and diseases / By John Hunter.

John Hunter

Date:: 1778

Credit: The natural history of the human teeth: explaining their structure, use, formation, growth, and diseases / By John Hunter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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