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This section is contributed by Ernst Zadrobilek, MD, (Vienna, Austria), and will be regularly updated to take account of comments on this version.
Last updated: May 26, 2003.
In 1892, Frederic (later Sir Frederic) William Hewitt (1857 to 1916) developed a simple mouth prop.
The Hewitt mouth prop has sloping tooth surfaces which were usually covered with rubber pads.
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