Publication Date
3rd century AH / 9th AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Islamic Art
Subject
Cast brass.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الطول: 10 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
25326
Record ID
object;ISL;eg;Mus01;48;ar
Library Location
Museum of Islamic Art
Date
3rd century AH / 9th AD
Notes
The piece is a tweezers-like device that ends with an edge that originally resembled saw teeth, enabling the doctor to grasp the patient's molar while it was eroded. There is a metal ring around its middle that moves with the movement of the tool. Since the early Muslims excelled in medicine and surgery, including dentistry, they created many tools that helped them complete various surgical operations, including this tool. Surgical operations involved the use of general anesthesia. For example, an anesthetic sponge was used, which was placed in hashish juice, opium, and Hassan oil, then dried in the sun. When needed, it was moistened and placed on the patient’s nose, so the patient’s mucous tissues absorbed the anesthetic substances, so the patient went into a deep sleep, freeing him from the pain of the surgical procedure. Surgical instruments were subject to sterilization processes so that the infection would not be transmitted from one patient to another, especially in the field of dental surgery where the spread of infection is easy. Abu Bakr Al-Razi (251 - 313 AH / 865 - 925 AD) invented alcohol and used it to sterilize surgical instruments.
Sample Text
Al-Sayyed Muhammad Khalifa Hammad “Tool for extracting molars” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;eg;Mus01;48;ar
