Moriz Heider
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Moriz Heider was an Austrian
dentist
who was born in Vienna
.
He studied medicine in Vienna
, where he was an assistant to Georg Carabelli
(1787-1842). In 1858 he became an associate professor at the University of Vienna
.
Heider was a pioneer of modern dentistry
, and is remembered for introducing electrosurgery
(Galvanokaustik) into dentistry. He is also credited for being the first dentist in German-speaking countries to use a procedure called Goldhämmerfüllungen, a technique used for installing gold fillings.
In 1861 he founded the Vereins österreichischer Zahnärzte (Austrian Association of Dentists), which today is known as the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde or ÖGZMK (Austrian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
). With histopathologist
Carl Wedl
(1815-1891}, he was co-author of the highly regarded Atlas zur Pathologie der Zähne, which was later translated into English and published as "Atlas to the Pathology of the Teeth". After Heider's death in 1866, his pioneer work in dentistry was continued by his colleague Adolf Zsigmondy
(1816-1880).
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....
dentist
Dentist
A dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
who was born in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
.
He studied medicine in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, where he was an assistant to Georg Carabelli
Georg Carabelli
Georg Carabelli, Edler von Lunkaszprie was a prominent Hungarian dentist and professor of dental surgery in Vienna...
(1787-1842). In 1858 he became an associate professor at the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
.
Heider was a pioneer of modern dentistry
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
, and is remembered for introducing electrosurgery
Electrosurgery
Electrosurgery is the application of a high-frequency electric current to biological tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate tissue. . Its benefits include the ability to make precise cuts with limited blood loss...
(Galvanokaustik) into dentistry. He is also credited for being the first dentist in German-speaking countries to use a procedure called Goldhämmerfüllungen, a technique used for installing gold fillings.
In 1861 he founded the Vereins österreichischer Zahnärzte (Austrian Association of Dentists), which today is known as the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde or ÖGZMK (Austrian Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. It is an internationally recognized surgical specialty...
). With histopathologist
Histopathology
Histopathology refers to the microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease...
Carl Wedl
Carl Wedl
Carl Wedl was an Austrian pathologist who was a native of Vienna.In 1841 he obtained his doctorate in Vienna, and subsequently practiced medicine in Ischl and Salzburg...
(1815-1891}, he was co-author of the highly regarded Atlas zur Pathologie der Zähne, which was later translated into English and published as "Atlas to the Pathology of the Teeth". After Heider's death in 1866, his pioneer work in dentistry was continued by his colleague Adolf Zsigmondy
Adolf Zsigmondy
Adolf Zsigmondy, aka Adolph Zsigmondy was a dentist of Hungarian origin who lived in Vienna. It was he who conceived the idea of charting teeth on the Zsigmondy-cross...
(1816-1880).