Who was the first person to introduce cast inlay restoration into dentistry?: (A) William H. Taggart, (B) Buonocore, (C) G.V. Black, (D) Bowen
Answer is A. In his 1907 US Patent #865823, Taggart described a method of making gold inlays using the lost wax technique. It led to the casting of onlays, crowns, multiple-unit fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), and frameworks for removable partial dentures.
Reference: PHILLIPS’ SCIENCE OF DENTAL MATERIALS, 12th ed page no 368