Sit Down & Enjoy the Ride!

Hold on to your seats! We're going for a wild ride through dental chair past!

Ever wonder what sitting in a dental chair was like 100 years ago?  Before 1790, most dental procedures were done while sitting on the floor!  The dentist would sit cross-legged and rest the patient's head in his or her lap.  In 1790 Dr. Josiah Flagg decided it was time for a better system and invented the first dental chair.  The hard wooden seat and tipped head rest looks oh so cozy!  The chair had specialized rubber stoppers to keep it in place and a nice little tray to rest instruments.  
Fast forward a few decades and things were getting pretty fancy!  Chairs were now soft and cushy! This chair from the 1830's had the ability to tilt back and also offered a foot rest to kick up them boots. Check out all of the other fancy equipment this practice had to offer.  A mechanical, foot pedal driven drill, a light, and a cuspidor for rinsing and spitting!
Move in to the 1900's and find this rendition of something more like what we see today! Chairs were becoming more streamline and functional.  I don't know about you, but I miss the fancy fringe! This chair allowed a dentist to lay a patient completely flat to reach those tricky maxillary molars.  With full leg support and longer arm rests, a patient may just want to take a nap!

The next gem came to us in the early 1950's. The trend of having an all inclusive dental operatory was booming just as much as light pink poodle skirts!  This mint green beauty offered electric headpieces and ultra bright nights to make dental treatment in the dark a thing of the past.

As we zoom into present day and admire just how far things have come, lets not forget all that it took to get here!  Next time you get cozy in one of our Brosy Family Dentisty chairs, send a little love to the late Dr. Josiah Flagg!  We could all be sitting on the floor!