Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-10-10
Communication from Palmer, the Dentist.

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wish to say to all whom it may concern, that the r.
ports winch haze been put in circulation thai / had
quit business: that L did not ill teeth. or had moved
cut Of town. &c. are false, and untrue. The facts n
the case, are simply these; that I sold my place oppo-
site the Gaskin NOuss. to tae Cleveland q Mahoning
Il. r. Company, and bought in the upper part Of town,
upon what is hest known As the Turnpike. 0fice
on the right hand side, opposite PERKINS PLACE,
where l nave II this time, very pleasant and conyen-
lent rooms. where 1 may he found prepared to perform
any operation gEich nay be wanted in my way Of busi-
n IS.
And here it may Ic proper 20 explain what my
! ain has been in my business. and what 1 most wished
to do. In all my intercourse for fifteen years. I have
sriven to communicate and inculcate correct views and
principles concerning Tho teeth; TO put the community
upon their gutrd against fraud and imposition; to use
the best materials; to Ire most correct ia my adviceand
] operations; pIeferring to refuse rather th-u 20 coutrl-
~ to that which 1 knew to re correct Tor the fniure,
/ design TO give particular a~itcntion to tn, preserva-
ton Of the natural teeth. that being the most important
consideration in dentistry. and / wish TO make a clear
impression upon this point alone. Pc pie should eN-
anime their teeth infinitely. and upon the first appear
ance Of decay, have them perfectly hlled with Gold,
that being the best and oniv material which should lie
used in general Tin foil may he used IN certain cases.
| but all other kinds OF ilIinE, such as cements, mineral
pastes. am5lgaIas of tin ana mercury. silver and mer-
curry, and in short, every compound and mixture which
ny be offered for that purpose, must lie readily denied
and discarded, pure gold being the only reliable mate
rial. and that must be Of the best manufactured quality.
In this, in part. lies the great success OF my hliings.-
The gold fOilMhich l have used ever since | have been
in the practice Of Dentistry. has been obtained first
handed from the hest manufict0ry that is known. and
CO Is me some eight dollars more. per ounce, than ttLt
which others are in the habit Of using.
Parents should carefully examine the teeth Of their
children. 1t is 4 very common thing to find the teeth
decayed at the age Of six years. 4 little prompt at
tention will benefit them more thaa they could in al
most any other way
Every person that means to take Gaze Of their
teeth. should have them examined by the Dentist,
as often as every three aud not to exceed six months.
for in this length OF time, 4 valuable tooth may decay
past repairing. Examinations and advice, are always
free OF charge with me, so that persons can come at any
time, and ascertain what they need to have done, with
out cost.
People all over the country have got too much in
the notion Of having their teeth pulled out, to have
artificial substitutes uPouGold Plates There are hun
dreds OF cases, where It Is done. that Is entirely
wrong. By the extraction OF The teeth, a loss of the ma
tural fullness and expression Of the mouth is produced.
which no artificial substitute can ever supply. II young
persons only knew this fact, they would make il n last
and only resort. For this reason, they should have the
advice Of taose who have had tn, greatest experience
in the profession.
1 have nov before me. two lateral incisor teeth,
which a lady in this place had extracted with the
view of having two others upon plate in their
place. The fault must have been in the Dentist. and
must have been one OF two things. lie must hav known
no better, or have been unprincipled enOughto do so in
order to get two more teeth to insert Tor these teeth
were as good with slight filling, as any the lady had in
her mouth. This l give as a case OF extracting. for
plate teeth when the person woul1 have been benefited
by correct advice.
sdu another case. in a different way. A young
man in this place, made application 10 me u have
two front teeth filled. l could not attend to it just
al the time, and he went to another person and
had those two teeth. with several others. filed at a low
rate he surprising that all was right but m a snort
time he had TO go hack, and have them re-hlei, andal
to no purpose, hut to injure the teeth. and lose the mo-
noy spent upon them. lie Afterwards came to me-,
L found from the improper manner in which the teeth
had been treated, that their nerves had been carelessly
or ignOrantly exposed by the person who had attempt
ed to fill them. and the result had been a swollen face,
and alveolar assesses, causing the destruction Of the
nerves of roth teeth. The treatment which / foand Ne
cesar for these two teeth alone. cost the young man
six dollars. where It should only cost two, had filled
them in the first place. In all, he lost some seven or
eight dollars, besides the suffering and injury done the
teeth by two OF three times filling. I could enCmerate
other cases. but this may suffice for this UEe.
1t has been said of me, that l make too high charges.
That is untrue. L am governed in that respect BY the
first in the profession. Dentistry is not a trade or ira.
ding business. Ii is i scientific roiesSiOn, partaking
more off gerry than mechanism. A person may prsc.
tee upon a piece Of mechanical work, and II spoiled,
he iniicts no pain. and can try another piece. If a
Dentist practice upon a valuable tooth and spoil il be
sides the suffering he causes his patient, the loss is ir-
r%eparable; so the inquiry should be, who is best, and
not, who will do it cheapest
The front teeth. when decayed. present = hlackened
appearance between them. The elEes of these decayed
spots, upOn each tooth, approach each other,and are Vey
thin. The decay approaches very near their nerves. and
an u~nskinful hand wiz break away these thin edges. and
perhaps expose their nerves, ia the first attempt 10 ill
all for half price and warranted: Sotlat a loss Of the
teeth will lie likely to he Occasioned 10y employing a
dentist who has to warrant his operations.
1t is often said, such a one warrants his work hut
there the mischief les There is hut one way Ofiilinga
tooth, and that is, right. and needs no warrauring; in
which UayalOfmy oPeTatiOnsarep performed. Teethfr0m
teeth filed with pure gOlj IN such way as t. restore
them TO their natural color, and IeLder them durable.
The practice Of hIving teeth flied, cannot DC too
strongly commended. There is no Operation upon the
mouth 50 useful. For that reaSOn,I wish to d vote most OF
my time to that part, as l have attained t. a skill in that
way which cannot be surpassed, and only equalled by
those who are first IN the Dental Profession.
Warren, September 10, lSj5.-3i
n pursuance of an order of the Court
L Of Probate. for Trumbull County. made on the I9ti
day Of September, 1875. / shall, on The 81 day OF No
vent er. A d. 1855, between 10 O'Clock A. NJ. and I
O'Clock p. ". on the premises. expose for sale to the
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