John Mankey Riggs Biography - Riggs born in Seymour, Connecticut - Graduated from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1854 - First specialist in periodontics - Associate of Horace Wells - First surgeon to operate with a patient under anaesthesia

John Mankey Riggs' Role in Early Periodontology - Opponent of periodontal surgery - Promoted proper oral hygiene and prevention - Demonstrated conventional periodontal therapy in 1856 - Designed scrapers for removing deposits and necrosed bone - Published treatment in 1876

References - Middle initial of W. provided by Carranzas Clinical Periodontology - Middle name of Mankey provided by Merriam-Websters Medical Desk Dictionary - Different birth and death years provided by Carranzas and the dictionary - Second source with dates provided by Carranzas - Merriam-Websters Medical Desk Dictionary, Revised Edition, page 721

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