Talk:Osteotome

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[edit] What exactly is an osteotome?

Hallo everybody, I found you among the contributors to the article on the osteotome on the English Wikipedia. The article is a stub and I am not sure if the definitions in the first lines are correct. The osteotome (German: Osteotom) that I know was invented by the German physician Bernhard Heine in 1830 and was used for opening the skull. In my Commons gallery you can see the pictures that I uploaded, I have some more on my computer. The usage of the instrument can be seen in the Bernhard Heine article. My question: Do you know anything about the other meanings and types of this instrument? Hans555 17:50, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More information on the web

I found a lot of information on the osteotome used in dentistry on the web. I am trying to get into contact with one of the authors for photographs and copyright.I also removed the stub-tag and inserted photos of the historical osteotome invented by Bernhard Heine.Hans555 11:11, 7 August 2007 (UTC)