ISLAMIC WORLD

• Islamic World focused on literature and preserved the works of Galen, Aristotle and Pliny into Arabic and Hebrew
• The Paradise of Wisdom authored by Ali Ibn-Sahl at-Tabari discusses dentistry
• Abu-Bakr Muhammad ibn-Zakariya al Razi is also known as Rhazes
• Rhazes dedicated the Kitab Al-Mansuri to the Persian sultan Al-Mansuri
• Rhazes identified the teeth's individual length and the mandible's mode of action
• Rhazes advised against extraction
• Ali ibn'l Abbas al-Masuji or Ali Abbas, relied on the cautery with red hot needles to prevent odontalgia
• Ali Abbas stated that if the treatment of cautery failed, he advised for extraction
• Abul Kasim or Albucasis stated that calculus is a major cause of periodontal disease
• Gum Separation, Luxation and Extraction are the 3 methodologies of Extraction
• abu-'Ali al-Husayn ibn-Sina or Avicenna authored Al-Qanun
• Avicenna stressed the importance of keeping the teeth clean
• the Koran forbids dissection
• Pharmacy became a respected profession separate from medicine
• Prophet Muhammad introduced oral hygiene that includes rinsing the mouth for at least 15 times a day