Pierre Fauchard

 Pierre Fauchard known as  “The Father of Modern Dentistry”.

Pierre Fauchard was a French physician.He is widely known for writing the first complete scientific description of dentistry, Le Chirurgien Dentiste, published in 1728. 

The book described basic oral anatomy and function, signs and symptoms of oral pathology, operative methods for removing decay and restoring teeth periodontal disease ,orthodontics, replacement of missing teeth, and tooth transplantation.

Fauchard often described himself as a "Chirurgien Dentiste" (surgical dentist), a term very rare at the time as dentists in the 17th century generally extracted decayed teeth rather than treating them.he was the pioneer of scientific Oral and maxillofacial surgery,dental prosthesis.

he introduced dental braces.