Charles Stent

Charles Stent
Charles Stent
Born	1807 Brighton
Died	1885
Nationality	English
Fields	dentist
Known for	gutta-percha

Charles Stent (1807-1885) was a nineteenth-century English dentist notable for his advances in the field of denture making.

In 1847, Edwin Truman introduced gutta-percha as a material for making dental impressions; however, this was unsatisfactory for several reasons, including its tendency to distort upon removal from the patient's mouth, and to shrink upon cooling. In 1856, Stent added several other materials to the gutta-percha, notably stearine, which markedly improved the plasticity of the material as well as its stability. He also added talc as an inert filler to give more body to the material, and red colouring.

The medical device called a stent derives its name from him.

Charles Thomas Stent was born at Royal Crescent, Brighton, on the 17th October 1807. He was the 6th son of William and Hannah (née Jenkin) Stent. He had 2 sons, Charles Robert and Howard and a daughter, Fanny. Later in life, Charles Robert added his mother's maiden name of Osborn, to his.

Charles Thomas and his wife Caroline are buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.

References

• Lukenda, Josip; Biocina-Lukenda Dolores (2009). "[Stent, endovascular prosthesis, net or strut? What would British dentist Charles Stent (1807-1885) have to say on all this?]". Lijecnicki vjesnik (Croatia) 131 (1–2): 30–3. ISSN 0024-3477. PMID 19348354. 
• Morgenstern, L (Apr. 2001). "Stenting...where credit is due". Surgical Endoscopy (Germany) 15 (4): 423. doi:10.1007/s004640080116. PMID 11395830. 
• O'Brien, J C (Apr. 2000). "More on the word "stent"". Am. J. Cardiol. (UNITED STATES) 85 (7): 919. doi:10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00814-6. ISSN 0002-9149. PMID 10758945. 
• Hedin, M (Nov. 1997). "The origin of the word Stent". Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (DENMARK) 38 (6): 937–9. doi:10.3109/02841859709172106. ISSN 0284-1851. PMID 9394645. 
• Cumpston, N (May. 1997). "Stent--who started it?". Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis (UNITED STATES) 41 (1): 93. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0304(199705)41:1<93::AID-CCD20>3.0.CO;2-Q. ISSN 0098-6569. PMID 9143775. 
• Sterioff, S (Apr. 1997). "Etymology of the world "stent"". Mayo Clin. Proc. (UNITED STATES) 72 (4): 377–9. ISSN 0025-6196. PMID 9121189. 
• Morgan, B D; Osborn R M (May. 1996). "What's in a word: the origin of the word 'stent'". Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (ENGLAND) 78 (3 Suppl): 128. ISSN 0035-8843. PMID 8774199. 

External links

• How a Dentist's Name Became a Synonym for a Life-saving Device: The Story of Dr. Charles Stent, Journal of the History of Dentistry/Vol. 49, No. 2/July 2001

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Name	Stent
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Date of birth	1807
Place of birth	Brighton
Date of death	1885
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