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Charles Stent

English dentist

Field	Value
name	Charles Stent
image	Charles T. Stent.png
image_size	150px
caption	Charles T. Stent
birth_date	1807
birth_place	Brighton
death_date	1885
nationality	English
field	dentist
known_for	gutta-percha

Charles Stent (1807–1885) was a 19th-century English dentist notable for his advances in the field of denture making.

In 1847, English dentist Edwin Truman (1819–1905) 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 is thought to derive its name from him.

Charles Thomas Stent was born at Royal Crescent, Brighton, on 17 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, west London.

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