Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-10
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DenEai observation-disclosures ~ Teeth
WLaE FsEheeause of Had Teeth9

DeaEaI observation-disclosures - Teen
what Is Iheeause of BAD Teeth'
Tbs American Dental Association, held it
Ii.ird annual convention n this city. Its seS-
Sons began at noon yesterday, at the Aeionaor
The President. Dr. Chaplin A Harris of Bsltl-
more occupied the chair, and the Recording
Secretly Dr. Elisha Townsend Of Philadelphia,
read he record Of The last meeting
The convention g-aS called to order this MORT
inc al a o1zrtsr after e'ciacE. and. nctwith-
sanding the storm. FeTr izir attendance was
present
, the ioor and proceeded 10 read an article which
he had c,sc from > newspaper, shoEiH= the bad
Elects Of saierztns upon the teeth The article
in Question co1sidc1ei that the tnsin. if rot the
-sIe cause Of defective teeth was the Use NJ H@l-
grat1s and cream Of tartar In the manufacture
81 bread, and Dr. Baker fnlly agreed with the
facts which II stated. and gave the results Of
.orne experiments which fre hsd made by soak
ilz sound teeth IN a solution Of SaleTatHs. The
teeth were deStroYed in fourteen DAYS.
M Spaul6:ag Of S. LJriS. differed with
sorne Of the conclusions Of the last SI'eaker.-
He did not believe that aikali injured tecth. bnt
Acknowledged that saieratns aid SaleTatu<. AZ
his opinion. was not N af<af.
DR. Keudrick If New Orleans. considered the
great means Of keeping the teeth healthy, was
70 keep ,hsru clean.
Dr. Harris Of Baltimore, thongilt that the i'll
effects Of saleratus and cream Of tartar, had been
oyerratc-l He believed tia: Whatever produced
= healthy body. would keep the teeth strong
and sound. a healthy --ona generally
haze g05i sci OF teeth, and rics seIsI- In his
opinion the decay Of teeth, was mainly arirI6'I-
ted to the action Of acids generated N the mouth
upon the teeth.
Some teeth were very susceptible u the ac-
ton Of outside AGENTS, and "taerS are tnucn ie>s
50: but Is 2 general thing he agreed T!tA tte
last sreakcr that cleanliness va tie great pre-
ventiye agains; decay or los>. 0 the chemical
decomposition Of the earthly salts Of the dciec-
tie part Cf sic tooth, accompanied With tEc
sicky condition Of it. general framework. was
In hi yisy to be attributed 70 the great majority
# cases Of hat are generally termed bad teeth.
The Doctor then considered the question, ny
Do scattering men generally have poorer teeth
= than other: and came TO the conclusion that
the evaporatign from the S'Iriace Of the ocean
produced :. hylro-ci.0'!c aCll, which HIS &c
rsviag clfe-t Oh al! substances which 1t reaches
: series Of experiments are nnw being InStitd-
ted to tcs; the accuracy Of this opinion.
Dr. Dillingham;. formerly Of Edgsrtown: had
h.d a great deal Of experience with sea-ta"ing
49,. and came 10 the conclusion that want "i
Z c.elt.line@s and an c..-~-.irr u.s. NJ al; and
acid food we're the prime CAUSES Of poor teeth
. among scanen.
] Dr. Branch Of Illinois. vas Of the opinion thnt
,le;e IN were not 20 much affected By anythir ?
brought in contact with them, Int By the gen
eral health Of the party. Show him healthy
constitution snd he world shOw fine set Of
teeth
Dr. Reed, OF Newhamwslire, thought that
the remarks of his predecessors were we'll
enough, and he agreed that q healthy constiti-
, ton wopli produce healthy deRtnrc: but he
van ed 10 know What should be done with the
people who have poor he:i!t1 and are not bless
ed with good constitutions. lIi= mode Of prac-
, Iire has been to advise the application Of mild
aIllIie- 20 combat the effects of the acids o the
, mouth.
DR.. Alien, af Nesy York. was very glad this
movement had been started In his opinion the
main cause Of decay was the cOnstan. supply II
acid in the saliva IN the mouths OF paiieat< II
this oTcrriIarge Of acid can be ncutraiized b.
Az. Offsets thea we shall make step in the
,i!iit direction.
Dr.. Ware. If New York. did not agree with
Dr. Harris in his opinion that the eXhaiations
Of the sea produced any i'll effects on the teeth.
lie Lad seen in the Indian mounds on tho I-iii-
J ...as nf pa1cn bushels and bushels Of teeth,
, and not one decayed one among them, aTd the
people who age there buried Lad lived all their
+ live, at the SEA shore. He wished to say to tile
mothers of America, to the young women
among u that .heir unnatUra! dress and mode
Of life was great cause Of contracting the
Jaws Of their children when they arc horn, and
: that with them is the great cause Of poor dea-
, jurc.
DR.. Fuller, Of Portsmouth, La IN alIu~ion 70
make TO the paper "!i!cE iai been read III tt
, opening of tr discussion. lie thought ;Ae
grcat effect aScrined % >1leratu< and a!,sr- va,
all hurnbng. II was true, that il teeth were
soaked in solution Of these substances. they
wnaId soften aud decay. bat who soaked
TIER teeth in soda OF Sae:atnS: He hclic"ed
that when the bread which Is llius made 10 con-
tain sa|cratns or soda, is baked. at! the acid por
tons Of the article are thrown out, and only
small portion of Ro>citcl!c salts remain. lie
believed that If we had cipre Of this il would d.
~. no harm. The great causes 0f decay, in hts
"pinipn. were want Of CLEANLINESS, aud u:.duc
prepondcrance Of acids.
. DIR. Severance, "f Great Fall, y. H.. was of
tho opinion that il is the action of the acids
which tie decay 0f teeth. He callet the
attention Of the convention 20 The fact that ali
our organs and limbs grow strong and healthy
by exercise aud use, aud asked, why shoId not
the teeth ie also improved by action aud work:
He favored a sort Of dental gymnastics to give
these nr@ans strcngth and yigor.
, Dr. Townsend, Of Philadelphia, thought tllat
much gopi would grow out Of the discussion oC
i the day, but he thought that the speakers had
not gone back to the root of the matter. He
thought Nne;i he went back far rs the King
ufPrussia dii, when he prohibited marriages
= witlin certain relationships VIC should have
done something. These marriages among kias-
folks caused an inferior race ofchildrcn and IS
long this is so, there will be poorie c0ns-
tfuctcd children and wrrtrhed teeth how
eyer, some Dentists could discover any means
by which the effect Of acid on the teeth r.sld be
rcuciiei, would be5tow Il great blessing ~ his
profession and on mankind
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