Skull with Phossy Jaw, Matchmakers Disease
Phossy jaw, formally known as phosphorus necrosis of the jaw, was an occupational disease affecting those who worked with white phosphorus. It destroyed bones in the jaw and was common in workers in matchstick factories in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Edinburgh Medical Journal, J. Bartholomew
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