American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-10
Fnom 4 LATE T.oSDoN PArER.

NEW SURGICAL OPERATION.-There is
IN the middle Of each tooth, as every anatomls
knows, little cavity. IN which the fine branches OF
nerves passing through the roots Of the teeth are
expanded. This expansion of nervous matter is the
seat Of sensation in the teeth and whcn by carries
or decay OF the enamel, il is exposed the exter
nal agencies, the patient is generally obliged, on
of the violence of the pain TO have the whole
tooth pulled out
An ingenious surgeon from America, lately set
lied in London has satisfactorily shown that the dis
essed part oil the tooth including the cavity above
described, may be cut off with the greatest and
celebrity, and that the sound root or roots may be
allowed to remain in heir sockets This mode Of
Pr ocedure has been shown and explained to the
most scientific surgeons Of this town, who have,
without exception expressed their conviction of
utility. The operation has been performed on
more than two hundred members Of the profession
and they have invariably declared that it ocoasoned
no PAIN and that it could scarcely be felt, as their
own cert 6cates show The instruments used fos
this purpose are very simple, they arc few plain
Iorceps, right anged and Straight. with cutting ede
es, like the common surgical bone orces, but these
edges are made accurately to fi the necks OF the
teeth, and only the necks that, hawever decayed
tooth may be, he forceps nav be safely AID easily
| applied without any risk Of bresking the tooth -
Having been Illus carefully applied on the neck of
tooth, the edges Of the forceps houd be held par
ael TO the edge OF the gum and should be made TO
press II down little in order to yet al the neck
ABOUT line below the usual height OF the gum the
handles o. The forceps are then pressed radually
but firmly together. and in moment the upper
part of the tooth snaps of including the cavity
tanning he expansion OF the nerve, and thus an
instant permanently relieves all pain The advan.
ages of this operation are--lst. II is painless and
ms an,aneously performed. 3D. The surface of the
sound stump remsining in the jaw, presents 6ria
base Tor masicatlon or for Tie fixing of aftih-
/ cial tooth. Sd. What is of greatest moment the
stump or sumps lef. in the jaw afford a firm sup
port to the adjoining teeth, and without which sup
port the alyeolar process corresponding to the part
before occupied by the diseased tooth and part of
the inlersce structure of the Jaw, become absorb
ed the adjoining teeth in few years become loose,
and ultimately prematurely fall out as daily expert
ence shows.
! MIR Fay has for his improvement in this branch
OF surgery and for other forceps for the perpend
cuIsr extraction of teeth, when extraction may be
absolutely required received the large silver medal
rom the Society OF Arts; and the inst umens,
with engravings, will be published in the next vo-
ume OF the Transactions of the Society.
\ COBBETT-A work. Just published in England, EMIT
led sc The Poor Mans Friend" unmaslxs the audacious
asehoods mpudence, and knavery of Cobbe by quoting
his Words expressed at different times, and then sett-
ing them side by side i'll columns, in the following manner
Examples.
ISLANDER.
l. No one doubts the in. l. The word of Sir F. Bur-
tegrity OF Sir + Burdet. lett is not worth straw
Il 3 Sir +. Burdett is the g The concei of Sir F.
least conceited man cyerBurdctt is inulcrable
saw.
g. Mr. Burke was the mosi s. Burke reptile al
eloquent Of orators the pro- arms apostae the worst
fndest of statesmen, the n all mankind, the bases Of
ornament of his country. men.
| ~ Though Paine was no 4. Pane was cruel,
Christian he blasphe reacerous and basphemous
mer. rifiian
Il S The Americans the 5 Americans the most
least criminal people in the unprnciped people in the
world world
Nothing short ouniver- 6. Universal suffrage is
sal suffrage would be just empty sound
All aectation il the vain and ridiculous stempt of pow
e,fv ia anpesr rich