The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-08


strike TOR It's honor. He would not favor poes, tost
or quack laws Of their devisiug but simply sho
the procession and uniyerssl ,oo 70 nj n 40
cordaDce with that opinion Those practitioners Wit
work for too low prices are engaged M d2gradrs fh
profession Patients should pay for the skin they mood
and on the other hand exortou is dishon Jrs6e
wsuld be TO pick mans pocket frankly opened 10 on"
inspection. II dentists mean to give far position y
their branch OF the remedial art they must es mate then
professional advice at it, fair value aud charge for II nc
cordiDgy otherwise their offices will be regarded as
shops, their art as mechanical trade As profession
dentistry already Stands clearer OF quacxory han law
Theology surgery, and il rests with the profession
whether 1t SHAH maintain its proper standing ~ pubic
The PRESIDENT said that subject jlst re,sed so
ably while il might be Impossible 10 lay down Specific
rules had occurred to lin that expression Of posi-
tive opinion thu part OF the Convention wol!s be
we'll He suggested that committee be appointed osthe
subject
Considerable discussion ensuec upon the subject OF
printing the paper for circuason among dentists Of
comm tee OF three was appointed to report some m
thod for giving II general circulation
The Convention then resumed the subject of the pa-
biological condition OF dentne aud its remedial agents.
The PRESIDENT said THAI the question before the Con
venion for discussion was the pathological condition OF
dentne aud its remedial Indications oniy two OF these
conditions had yet been noticed The first that
peculiar structural alteration. aenoinated cares, con
els according 10 the definition in chemical decom
position of earthly salts aud partial complete disorgau
zson of the animal frare wo'k OF the affected part
This OF the pathological conditions that mad been
discussed The other was au exalted sensibity OF the
dentne usually termed inflammation he first OF these
conditions the result Of direct action OF chem "a
agents, although 1t confer ded ~ writers that
Inflammation was necessary aud preceded the action Of
the chemical agents which produ ed the structural aara
ton sled cares That ihia opinion was incorrect was
demonstrated by the fact that long after thu decompos
ton Of the earthly salts lsihiy remained 10 the
framework SO that ii touched With instrument the
keenest pang Of pain at r~ars produced. and yet
the action Of chemical agents hsd been gning until
the earthly salts npletelv yenov 3D. So then
II appeared obvious TIE dr. the structural
alter Of what called caies the result Of the
action of cnemcal agent Where DO these age ats arise
We're they Rener ,ted sponancou NY in tn month
they eliminated from the remains OF particle, OF elemen
ary lodging in and between The ntesiccs Of
the teeth Chemistry IN ormed them that there were
opy acids capable producing such effects tue
preceded the action Of phosphofic acid IN their ainit.
FOR the lime which constituted che part of the solid
ngred that entered tina composition Of the teeta
II well known to dentists aad others that all the acids
both vegetable and iqaera ola act upon the teeth, bat
not in the came way, Tae-e were oaly four, perhaps
that capable OF acting chemically and othees, for
instance murA,ic acid which acted es solvents The
eaei q sas n rey y es1sa
called. This might depend rron great variety OF cir
cum'tarces, possibly upon Constitutional diosyn
cfasS ,nstitu oGal temperament and habit Of body or
upon some peculiar condition OF the Itself That
q point which had been satisfs ctoril'
detl -ninei They oGnd il in persons In lha enjov-
meEt of the best c0rstunonat health and aso in persons
labolpg under disease. so TRAIT II difficult TO deter
mine, with any degree Of certainty upon what this
cuar sensibity depended. He would net take 1t upoa
himself 10 determine although Known that
conditions OF the general system IA rorable To
the development ~ this sensibly than others Dys
peptc patients peculiarly liable 10 H. There wcre
some other pathological conditions Of the teeth whcn
had been noticed. One was sGppuraiion, although he
believed there only example OF tins upon re
cord He disposed 10 think. from the description
which bad been gwen o. II. that the writer woo hal
recorded this example was mistaken and tue earthly
salts Lad been removed by the action OF some acid wLsh
had Il und its way to the part affected. With regard 70
the remedial indications OF these conditions IL was
scarcely necessary for him % say anything, having al
ready in another place expressed his opinion at
siderable length upon The subject and especially
as so many gentlemen had spoken upon the subject and
had covered very niarly the whoe ground Yet he
might be permitted t. add single remark. In that pc
car pathological con ALTON designated by the Of
exalted sensbility or inflammation, u Was often
toe that when the carries had extended
only half way from the pcrphera surfa T. the central
chamber OF the tooth the painful impression conveyed
through the conducting medium OF gold when the tooth
ned such ne 20 give rise 20 irritation and in
fammaon OF the pulp which had been kno xn in hume.
instances result, suppuraion. He had always
succeeded in preventing TINS painful impr ession by the
nterpor,ion OF some non-conductor between the gold
aud the floor Of the cavity in the tooth Sometimes he
bad oiled the cavity completely with non con- rctor
and permitted Il TO remain for weeks and months
when, removing H. he had been enabled TO I'LL the
tooth Without any further apprehension.
The Convention then took recess TIL ! O'Clock L. H.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention assembled al o'clock p. ".
motion made and carried that the Executive
Committee whose duty TO prepare business for the
the next year
Discussion upon the subject before the Convention
was ordered 10 pc closed NJ nvc CLOCK.
The Convention then resumed the consideration OF the
subject discussed Of the morning session.
DsIEGATs from Ia wlsned 70 settle the use OF a
term that mad been used great deal during the morn
ing sesfion and that was inflammation" He wished
10 inquire whether Inflammation could be considered
a. any ang else primarily Than IN increased circula-
ton
The PRrsrrSr stated that that question M never
been satisfactorily decide by writer's upon pathor "
There had been great deal OF diversity OF opinion upon
the subject. Parts affected had exhibited all the
phenomens, with the exception OF tumeacton, without
showing any marks or manifest Indications Of an in
creased circulation, although In the naned part the cir
cpaiion rapid But still part might be con.
sderod 70 be inamed where tumefsc,ion did not exist.
nation OF subject abou, which there stl remained so
much difference OF o!9n'on,
Alter some further remarks the part OF other
beers OF the Convention the discussion upon this subject
closcd.
Tho PpYsrpyNr then announced the business next In
order 10 be the consdt ration Of the following question
What Is the beat preparation Of goH for filling the
teeth ~
DELEGATE from New York argued at some length ln
favor Of crystalline gold as the best preparation. He
said least twenty dentists In this city
who uss gold In this form, and he claimed that they
could do more with Il than they couli with foil.
nrfIGATE from Pennsylvania did not believe In dem
tts being lod lie bad used foil for twenty i've years
and he was satisfied with it- application he believed
that great many operations fell could be used where
crystalline gold could not be employed
Other gentlemen participated in the discussion giving
their views upon the relative advantages o. the two
kin ds Of preparation gold and Then the Convention ad