New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-07
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
.,vy,c,N DENTAL CONVENTION.

nSe'pg yss.ro se.s, darirg tn remainder OF tne
week A leIge number of members Sad.. of the
lO0-wcre present from n,aiy III '"'
Union. v.L CIV President Of
,La Convar,ior called the meeting 70 o'.e' ' c.a-v
II Cu,yTr. RossAiL OF Ciocrhau, 'E pt - 1' !, iI;!
read the minutes Of the ss, noc 40 gentlemen OF
Ivui,cb Il snpesed that eghy5' w no,hsr. Isst
y NaNe ~ oP w,ro there enrolled as members '"''
YEN n.,,r, MEAL of Philadelphia offered the fol-
lowing feeo'uiioh; .. A.,, ~ ,bs Dental prof..
hpftS i1s % rres.at and feel deou: OF coo eI. "s WIN In
sdersd a. sSs 20 .u the articles
7He" Cu.,n rued the resolution out Of order and
e;.,d the 30 ard 4th arlees oi Tue Conru'uNon ~
s,s ain his decision, az follows:
The Convention shall eonss, Of members OF ihs
CoVerucn who .ha 'sa mes a.es % m ,s Of
shs hereafter be elected to membership and IN Ae
Candidates for membership shall be minated BY
member of this Convention Of s meetoss aud every
t,op of h. sdu .on ,hsl be occ ar,d duly elected
Di. j. II. MoQUILLAS of Phhadelphis moved that
the above srticl'e be suspended, when was c"iou'
DR. NEAL now renewed his re @olutiOn
Dr FIIsBA townsend of Philadclphia moved to
amerd b, substituting "at liberty for requested.
The amendment and resolution a. amended were,
,ner ciscussou edoptcd.
Dr. j. 81. CRowELL inquired if gentlemen engaged
In a1x sry brancne of the profession were now to be
con,idcred as taxing part VIVA the Convention.
Ire CHAIR ruled thattLey were no-roue but pfsc-
tcDg dentists
d.. BALLARD of Ne~-York moved that gentlemen
ere.reo in auxiliary branches of the profession be ad
uitted upon the same footing a. dentists.
A ItustLy uslUn here involving the ques-
Ton a. TO what was mean by auxiliary branches aud
A. 70 the pioI iicy of including any bur prscticng
dentists After ya'ipu- SINE cndments offered 40 sug
geteo, the resolution was shaped 10 admit gen
f,men who have been praeci, dentists, bar now
tUcsgeo III auxiliary braDc. e., any persons that
u,uy b. IOmiuAted aud elected
n. l. ". Rooms of Uuct moved that the resolu-
fsn te aid on the table. g'e.d TO.
Az tke Cpair bad tiresdy ruled that cone but pric-
,cr, cohtsts we're permitted TO take part in he pro-
Ctecirgs, various pHpOst Ons aud sugge.'lons were
InsCe for the purpose OF aomlttlog cert nm persons
present who were excloded from participation,
sno tie matter finally seted by le4viDg such per-
sops 20 be nominated and elected Several genlemen
were accordingly elected me Ibers not now pfadlcmg
tentiste and two were rejected as not engaged
IN suxlhNy branches OF science.
DR.. McQrILLAN Of Philadelphia, Corresponding Sc
T tsIy borg called upon for his L port, staed that
500 circulars bad been printed and sent of to differ
tn. paits Of the [ Mon
Dr. BoSsALL, Recording Secretary and Treaaurer,
YeJorec for various eus Of expeno iture, So 9j by
ta>h received S72; baauce Cue, SIS 95.
Dr. CLARK of New Oreaus, Chairman of the Bus-
Hess C"mmittte, appointed by the Chair made par
tai iepor. Of the orcer of prOcee lIngs as f,low3
AT er en- address by the Prs deaf, lat: Election
of officer; %, TIE pathol cal condition of dis
essed 6entinc aud It's treatment 3d. Best prepa ai)n
Of gold for fllirg.
The CHAIR remarked that there was no subject
upon VII ch he would Deem it proper to address the
Cjnv ption, considering it rather presumo motOn for
IN 20 attempt to do So He took occasion, how"ver,
to state certsiI wnch be had incurred in be-
h4f Of the Convention for of Ioom and for full
report Of The proceedings.
On motion, the report O. this Chair was adopted.
TIE Conveuuon thea .roceed~d to the election of
officers for tie eIsu year Wit the following re ult:
Presdeht, CbspiB Hsrrls of Bati more; V'ce-Pr-s
idtIt Den'el Neal # Pmlai, lph4; Recording S7cre-
tary. Elrba Town end OF Phl4depha Con- spOnliOg
Stcr,tsIy, WatrW Airport OF Chicago After WHICH,
the Convention took rec s. till o'clock.
AFTERToOS SESSION.
After calling the Convent on to order Messrs CLARK
aud TowEsKND con duct, d the sly.tcctd President
TO the cLalr. The rctirirg PRESIDEsT returned his
thai kstO he Convt ntiOn Jf the kindness and support
~ own him in tie discharge of bis duties. Doctor
Z wAsENS introduced the President elect With few
@ pr'I ntte remarks follower by ackno gledgment
Of THAI is by the PREsIpESr for the honor conferred
Toe Convent on tler, afr voting to limit each
spe kcI 70 tca nhnues proceeded t. discuss the sub
j,cf Of the
PATHOLOGICAL ooNDIrIoN OF DDIsEAsED ENrINE AND
lis TREATMENT.
Di. JAMTe TAYLoR of Cncnoati, hv particular re-
quts opened ihr discussion. tie rtmarkedthat every
utst ad noticed that the conditions OF the decay Ot
eth W,re not similar. Many did not sop to iuqu're
1he oaufe Of III difference. In soue paients the
tine was extremely s-n>ilive and 10 others not at
al He dpprehendcd thar 70 al 4l,hy doune there
w4s circulation k pt up through it Tucr extreme
chm ges lie regarded departure from health There
JhIte XII ds of oecay-ihe black, the Drown aud
tie white.
In the black there was little sensibty and little dis
in grafton Of the particles; in the Drown there was
Ci ntegratOn the hmy portion OF the etucture be ng
ge elhliy consumed eaving the cqrtlagenOus )rtOn
n sot s'Ste; the white decay there ;ess
O. seIsityeneer ami of the oartlagenous pnrt0o
removed than of the earthly part. These dierent
kinds Of decay were evidently caused by different
agt pcies ard different phJ seal condition of the teeth
Hnd required different treatment o'berwlse further
progress ,i the disease was iable to take place.
Gr. TOWNSEND of PHILADELPHIA had noiiced the
eAu conditions Of dentne ~ those OF which Dr Fay
hr had FpCke aad felt that in merely removing the
caIies everything had been done that Ough, to be
done. The dental art was not scientific unless they
,noeav red to look further tban THE When he COM
DeICec bis profession, n gentleman sad to bun So
" you have got to be d mOuth-carp ,ntcr." Ii vas
IeceesaTy 10 know something Of tue patholosi sica
utlon ot this dcnline, and all OF them perhaps
dtfcitnt il his kline Of kuo Wedge Very early ia his
rrac,ice le uggest to an6tOmjs of considerable
fkln whether tfere might not be circulation in the
otItne out cutiroly to he borders OF the enamel and
whether there we're not fbrous passug through
the whole body Of tie de milne which caused extreme
1endtrp,ss in some cases from inflammation. HIS
friend laughed at him, aud said that there ware no
nerves here to become iIAamed But he had pro ed
by DEDUCTION that this sen.i'iveness was ia the
lisIchts of the nerves which could not be discovered
but by powerful microscope. They were found 10
GX'tnd sluOst to the very surface OF th" enamel IA
rome 'ustarccv, pIOvirg hIs hypothesis correct.
Dr. ". IL DEiiyILLE, of \. !. indorse1 the theory
e. d.. Town eud 4 be dentlne rsmded BY tubuli
which lay al night angi's with the nerve, ~ ne ned
teso through microscope. lie had sono specimens
v icb b. would be h4pgy 70 row any melnO n
Gice Tletubui eOrt 5000 or OOO OF so ocb di-
sbet = aud fujdviCed az 10 form little eau iB
or c.ic Ii What fpd cha 2, d these tubuigas ma'ter
o'hyIOiAtsi twas probably subtle than he Osdi
IbrJ gIoe fluids Of the body. The sensitive part
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