American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-08-15
FOR THE WATcHMAN.
DENTISTRY.

ganst the due arrangement of the ech may be reckuned
host Of preudces against the influence of which, youth
should be warned especially they often make such
impression the mind, requires considerable length
of time to oblierate Some people imagine that the milk
be firmly held in their sockets and perform from the
time OF their cutting the functions which about the period
OF their being cast, they perform so mperecy Ger.
tain persons who have pointed and projecting chin,
should say that although they have had all their Temporal
ny teeth drawn in succession, for the arrangement OF the
secondary teeth, yet the latter badly arrangedand
is acquainted with the connection of these parts will
answer that it he had sacrificed OF the secondary
teeth the arrangement, though not so rch would have
been more regular and agreeable In the mean time,
when the secondary irregular, badly formed, afec
ted with caries he will have them extracted in the hope
hat they will be replaced by others; which opinion was
entertained by planter who few years ago caused his
daughter (who sixteen Years of age) to have
seventeen carous teeth extracted these teeth have no;
the advantage of the twenty primitive ones, which al
most invariably replaced.
The teeth of the peasant sweep and especially those
of negro, often admired, and apt TO imagine
that since they white and good although pains
taken clean them, useless to pay any attention to
the mouths but this appearance is often deceptive arising
from the black aWny color OF the skin and it exanin
ed mnutey similar defects of conformation and similar
diseases would be found others who brush their teeth
though perhaps in less degree, account of the strong
and vigorous constitutions of these men, and of their
OF living, which less injurious to their teeth One
would imagine that those who of this opinion, believe
necessary have the teeth covered with dirt and that
the tartar tends preserve them they might well say
that chens moss and other plants which grow upon
tend their sustenence that shoes preserved by
| being covered with mud
We sometimes hear people complain that their teeth
have become loose by ceanng others would persuade
that they have lost theirs because they fled Others
again have been troubled with the tooth ache merely be-
they showed them to dentist his eye must have
been evil then that which fascinated the tender lambs
OF the shepherd Menalcus spoken of by Virgil. These
ports pass curren and who should contradict them those
whose teeth good without using care, reman silent
lest they should expose their negligence others who re
tain them good account of their attentions wish it be
believed that arises from their good constitution ant
health. lady who possesses all her teeth good, which
have been filed 10 the cares knows well how muc
she is indebted to art, and still smile with grace, bu
will reveal the all this is often witnessed b,
the DENTIST but he is too discreet wound the self love
of any and out of compasance he deers all expana
ton to the time when he is consulted II is from this
sderation, have often remained silent during such
versation, and not because solid could not be
| gwen
There have been numerous examples where the teeth
which rendered loose by tartar, have become firm
Immediately after its removal also where the file having
been skuly applied has entirely arrested the progress
cares and thereby preserved the eeh where stopping
by filing cavity produced by carries, after destroying it
sensbility has given such degree of solidy to som,
teeth, that they have remained unalered tor upwards
fifteen twenty years and finally, critical examination
of the mouth made least year, experienced
Dentist has been the Of preserving the teeth ac
cordng to the intention OF nature, to extreme Old age
for when consulted before disease has made much progress
he will efcctuay be able to administer all those means
which medical science dictates. BY calling TO the remem
brance of the suffering person, the practice OF the ancen
Physicians of Greece and Rome, he will convince him ha
always by separating part from its whole, that
obtained and with the language of experience ht
will demonstrate that every carous tooth should not be
rasly extracted whether aches not To be able
laugh without fear of showing the teeth, which have beer
sklfuy filed and to mascate freely with those which
have been stopped with god proofs Of thu
resources which have right to expect from the art
but what satisfaction TO be able to have one or more ar
ciay replaced, which have been lost with what aacry
is this innocent straagem embraced, order hide ts
dicorf pf theu
part of the graces which had lost and would have
dered null and void, the effect of law among the Romans
entitled Gu; Den the object Of which to examine
any one who had lost tooth, was in possession OF goot
i health.
From this considerations it is important to Ger
tain fears which prejudice against artcia teeth is apt
excite in persons. Let them consider the following
truths, which at present they may be unacquanted with
The operation which consists in repairing the teeth which
had been lost, is not painful the roots sometimes
cessary aud the hole which exists naturally for the
odgment of the pivot without the necessity of any othe
hole that in fine true surgery rejects far from her practice
the absurd idea of suspendng the teeth to the upper jaw
with thread, either by piercing the gums the aveola
arch. These persons should be informed, that arii
cal teeth useful in chewing and if this is sometimes
dispensed with, it by of precaution in order to pre-
those teeth they ought not to believe the sgges
ton which have urged, that the artificial teeth tend
destroy the ohers the loss Of the others arises generally
from the misfortune which has occasoned the loss OF those
which have been replaced or it may happen when the
rules of the art have not been scientifically observed in this
operation.
Every thing in nature is SO coordained that the health is
like fine musical performance, whose harmony does not
please the ear unless all its parts well executed
perfect health has tendency keep the testh good and
the mouth fresh; and by reciprocal action, when the
teeth in good orde and well constituted they form
kind pivot support of that nutrtiye function from
which the health is derived celebrated Italian Physi.
ciap Bags who paid considerable attention to this
of disease says that those who would have good dges
ton and wish to arrive old age should take of their
teeth and observes that neglect the teeth is to nure
the organs OF Digestion and to lay the foundation of
finite number of diseases. VERITAS.
III D,.n4;no. dopn nt +hic Ai1soa