History of Human Body Repair: Dentures to Organ Transplants

The Chosun Ilbo · Park Jin-seong · 2026-11-06 15:33 UTC

History of Human Body Repair: Dentures to Organ Transplants Science Struggles to Match Natures Design in Regenerative Medicine Advances

Manual for Human Body Repair

By Mary Roach, translated by Kim Myeong-nam, published by Across, 624 pages, 38,000 Korean won

Chewing and swallowing food well is one of the most important blessings, and humanity has long grappled with dental issues. Dentures that appeared around the 1700s lacked chewing function. They were tools like wigs for the mouth, and before eating, food was first mashed with a “masticator” shaped like flat-bladed scissors and then brought to the mouth.

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