Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-12-06

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Ts- fr-t ami mos, im75rar, fa'u-s Of 'h
D.na. 'rf, 8. 'a- operation ri -..n-, and .ll
preserving clr-r.s teeth. TIE construction an
Insertion of arla-l teeth a3.a god p'l,t. a.
their fsplacem-u,s upon The r5a.s By piyl's, az
Interesting and valuable operations; bui the.
lear no comparison with The great value an
/ amount Of The Ouner. when sl.lliI.iy periJmed
All persons, under the common and universal 81
iectS Ofcivilizaiioa upon the human constitution
require the aid Of operative Deaiisiy whil'
those only, who either slec, 70 have their teeil
hlIed at he proper tine, and By ski.'iil a.,
honest practitioner, or employ uaieue'sd chara
ians to destroy, by pretended Efforts to save
those invaluable and delicate organs, are di!yeI
10 the necessity Of using arligcal teeth.
The operation Of filing the cavities Of cariOu'
teeth, so as TO ensure the permanency Of tn
work lie, BY FAR, the rarest Accomplishment, in tbt
Dental Art. and is therefore but seldom me-
with, among the hosts Of aspirents for patronage
and tame in the profession. The process is in
deed, an intricate one, and depends mainly
when successful, upon the formation Of the cavi
~. the preparation OF the material and the mod,
OF manipulating. God foil properly prepared
By cutting the sheets into three or four pieces
aud carefully folding each piece. so as to ioru
strips the eighth ofan inch IN width, as gener
al rule, is the only article in every way suitable
and the mode here stated is the only manner O
preparing it, Cor filing cavities, of every descrip-
ton, in the teeth. And the operator who does,
not follow this plan in filing tech. care not
how long he may have followed the profession
nor what extent Of noloriely he may have ac-
CURED his work WI! l-il in tho main. Tin foil
is sometimes used for this purpose, and without
serious deirimsnt to The teeth, thongh a poor sub
sliiute for gold. II will no, iniuie these organs
by contact with them; but, as it is far les, pure
and ducle than gold, and is liable 10 corode aud
discolor, it is difficult TO pack it hard, unsighty
in the teeth and insecure. And as far all the
other sucredaneums such as amagams of lead
and quicksilver, with cementng lngredicn',
and the various other poisonous pastps 10y Mhat-
soever names they may be ca!led-their posses
sion even, by a member of the Dental profes.
sion, to say nothing Of the application oiIhem in
attempting TO preserve the teeth, is dsgracefll
10 the man, and extremely Injurious 10 the chr
acter Of the science, And, any individual claim
propose to use any Of these latter articles in I'll.
ling the teeth, should be regarded by every body
as gross pfetender cheat aud imposer
The reason Of the objection made to the use
Of all succedaneums for gold. in filing caricus
teeth, and the severe deuuaciation here made of
those who adopt the practice, my be stated aud
made plain aud satisfactory to the mind Of every
one in eW words. Between the am,lgam aud
and the substance Of the teeth filed there is no
congrujy or agreements and, although the I'll.
ling may as it usually does, remain in the cavity
Tor several years, yct from the beginning, decay
commences and goes on under the plug until il
finally reaches the nerve of the tooth, which is
indicated by excrucating pain, and then ii is too
late to save the organ, IA most cases, by proper
filling with gold. During eight years experience
in the profcssion, ! have never known a CASE, and
a great many such have come under my ohser.
valon and treatment where paste succedaneum
bad been used, which did not, sooner or'ater, re-
sui precisely in the manner here stated And
if It be argred that such materiaI may be used
IN teeth, that are too Tar gone to be saved by
proper filing with gold answer that cartons
teeth which are liable 10 ache at any time, aud
are the fruitful source OF gunbiles and inloirra>
bic lotor, shout at once be removed from the
mouth.
With regard to the parmancncy and utility Of
,klilluI operations on the teeth, | remlrk, that
here is certainly no mechanical OF mauipuave
Art, known 10 the world, which is more useful
and effective than is that Of operative Dentistry,
II is very true, and Notifying aud uniotunGle as
rue, that, in this particular region OF country,
and many others, no doubt, not more than QUE,
1ut Of every ten teeth, p naps, Of all that have
been filed during the last fifteen years, We're
hereby preserved, That bad result, however,
was moi the fault Of, the science, but rather, the
Effect oil the bungling attempts Of those who had
1lndly and lmprudenty usurped is high behests, /
Ind abused its distinguished and slluary tunc
ions, When the cavity in a tooth is properly /
illed with gold foil, the work will certainly re
main, without change Of position, or di.coIola
ION around the filing for i've years; and as a
general thing enduring five years, it will con
niue sound ten, fifteen aud even twenty years
And every skjlll oparator, well knows whilst /
Hing cavity, whether il will be permanent or
lot and, a proof of his ftithtuness and sue
esS insdischarging his daly, he should be will
NJ to give his written obignlion 10 refund the
money paid for the work, ia the event Of its &C
identally failing, short of the period of five
ears at least. Aud, any one seeking practice
the profession upon terms less stringent or fair,
han these here stated. should not be tolerated or
atronsed by this or any other community Ii
J extremely derogatory to the dsservedly high
haracler and dguiy Of Dental profession, and
isgracenl TO any one claiming to be member
| II, 10 be engaged in attempting to fill carous
'eth. when, in few months or years at mos,
he greater part Of them fall out, those remaining
lscolor, and consequently, the whole work comes
} naught.
In conclsion, will state here, what invaria>
y say to my patients after operating on their
eh namely, that, if any OF the filings should
il out or any, even the least dscoloration,
lould show itselfround the edges Of the work, |
hastento remove and replace such
IS are discolored, and refill the empty cavities
'here they entirely fail. And, deem it not in-
elicate, nor prescriptions on my part 70 add
$50, that, with a considerable and steadily grow
a. rnriir, durintr tho last fhraa VparS MhiiSt |