Army Dental Corps (India)
military unit
The Army Dental Corps (ADCorps) is a specialist corps in the Indian Army, primarily providing dental services to all Army personnel and veterans, along with their families.
History
History of dentistry in India dates back to the Vedic era. Patanjali and Sushruta were Vedic era surgeons who wrote about extraction of teeth, forceps, transplantation of teeth from captured or dead enemies, and reconstruction of jaws, face and nose damaged in the acts of war or violence. Earlier Indians used to maintain dental hygiene. They used datun, especially from neem and babool twigs, to clean their teeth. Indians also used false teeth. In 1193, CE the body of Jayachandra was identified by his false teeth. Indians did not use refined sugar or crystal sugar in food and instances of dental caries were low. Refined sugar and crystal sugar were introduced by the British Raj in 19th century, and started to be used more commonly only after World War II. Consequently, tooth decay among Indians increased with the usage of these, from 20% of the population in 1950 to 50% by 1970 and 70% by the 1990s.
Western medical practice reached India in 1600 CE with the first fleet of the British East India Company, consisting of five ships, each of which had two barber surgeons.
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