 In 1841, Tomes posted an article to tell the whole world about his discovery of new forceps that have never been seen before, successfully becoming the creator of the forceps and the concept of forceps.In earlier times, or during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, elevators and pelicans were used as extraction devices because the idea of dental forceps did not exist, but the thought of extracting in the first place with some form of a tool was there.With pelicans, their sharp talons were used to be placed down on the inside of the mouth near the gums while the elevator helped pull the tooth out of its socket.