The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-04-07
For the Register
Extracting Teeth without Pain.

For the Register.
Extracting Teeth without Pain.
DIR. CoBB-lou doubtless recollect that D. lot
many years since, introduced Ether into Addison
County (hdving purchased Of Or. Morton, Of Bos
ton, the right for Addison County, for the pain-
ess extraction Of teeth and other surgical opers-
tons. know not but have done the public i'll
justice by not givi them my reason, for di.cop-
tinuing its use.
Pure Ether in the hands of u skilful operator /.
perfect, safe, and will produce Temporary iu.eu
sioility to pain. But having in some case. fallen
into The hands of un.kf'il persons who used bad
! Ether, it produced unpleasant results although
nothing dangerous. So soon as its practical uti.
itN was established, gave the gratuitous use of
II to the Physicians Of Addition County to use in
their practice, as boon to the public. Shortly
atter the introduction Of Ether, Chloroform made
its appearance in this country, Il believe It was
invented in Scotland,) and wa. said by ito orig.
inators to be jus; tie Ane,thetc the world
wdntedi" but it was soon ascertsined that il lind
direct tendency to produce A.phyxis, and in
some ca-ee actual death was the result Of course
1t soon went ut Of general USE carr wing Ether
along with it am firmly Of the opinion that.
had not he bad effects Of Chlcroform been
Known, Ether would have been steadily used in
'dl formidable surgical operations even in the ex.
traction Of teeth; for it is safe beyond the shadow
! OF doubt as hundreds can testify, that have had
their teeth removed while under its infiuspee.
without the leas, pain, or even knowing that The
/ operation had been done.
| Ano;ber anesthetic has Just made it appearance.
Tia l.. At,.1r 2.
to- or rather from Potato Whisky. Very little
.syet known Of it. ! believe it belongs to tho
Ohloroorm rla.s-and will probably share the
same fate. But in these fast times II win never
do to be without something to mystify the pub.
lie, hence the multiplicity ot benumbing sgerts
for the painless extraction of teeth. The first of
these agents originated with DR.. Arnott, very
respectable Dentist in London, England Hsp,o
poses the Temporary humiliation of local sen,s.
zion BY intense cold which we Yankees call tho
Freezing Process. But it will never do for Young
America 10 be outdone by John Bull; conse-
quen'ly, for the last year ortwo, about every 9TH
er Dentist claims TO have invented or prepared a
local anesthesia, such a. Chlorc Ether, Alcohol.
Spirits o! Camphor, and wenty or thirty oil the
Essential 0lls, which are of the same Character.
and produce the same results. They only act I'D.
on the Mucus Membrane of the mouth. hence tie
annihi.atou Of local sensation of saply the intcs
uments. In plain English, it only goes skin deep,
and in many cases leaves the mouth 80 sore that
the patient does not recover from it. effects Tor
many weeks.
Having used those benumbing agents in my
practice for the past four or Ave years, | have
been enabled TO test tLer merits beyond doubt.
The freezing process is the best local anesthesis,
and that is iaeFectire unless you freeze the tooth
TO the extreme end Of the root which no one can
TAIL to see would make severe sore in the mouth;
hence have come to the conclusion b. positive
demonstration, that the remedy is worse than the
Hselse' The Medical Faculty do not recognize
t'elr use, nor does the United States Dental So.
ciely. Such evidence, together with my expert.
eace, is sufficient TO warrant me to discontinue
their use.
] would therefore recommend TO all who may
have occasion to use anything of an anssthetio
character, for the pa nless extraction Of teeth or
other surgical operations, 10 use Pure Ether
which is perfectly safe. believe it is the onL,
SAFE and reliabie agent that has vet been discoy-
cred, capable of producing temporary insensibil-
tl to pain, when administered with a suitable
apparatus, and ieel very confident the Addison
County Medical Society will udorse that opinion.
Permit me TO .ay that the above is written with
due Difference to the profession, not wishing to
reflect The least discredit upon any Dentist In
Vermont, great number Of circulars are cir
eulN'ed through the country from the c,ies adj
yer''sng bsnumbing agents, and other useless
caten-penn, articles, charging lee of from QUE
10 twenty five dollars Notwithstanding they are
known 20 every chemist and should be TO every
well educated Dentist Many Dentists purchase
them and only hnd they are cheated, when the
articles fail 10 produce the desired results, and
they have parted with their money.
he article of Gutta Perchs commonly called
Slaytons basel was sold 10 the different Dentists
IN Vermont 10 the amount Of about twenty live
hundred dollars almost every Dentist in Vermont
having paid twenty-five dollar, for the right To
purchase it, under the pre,en,s that was a Sc
cret, yheu in fact it had net been of tue least
vantage to the public.
make mention Of this particular article NJ TIL,
time from the fact that, when Gutta Pereha was
first introduced TO the public, gave notice, BY
Issuing handbill that AFTER 1t had been thoro~shA
tested 30 As TO justify its use, tn. public would lie
notified Of the fact in due time, but 1t has Jailed
to produce satisfactory results. In many cases.
The p ate or base is known 10 have been digested
or destroyed in the mouth by the action o the
acids OF the stomach In the short time of two or
three months, to say nothing Of the stencil and
foul breath produced by its decay. These causes,
together with the delcterious effect il produces
upon diseased lungs, is sufficient to warrant the
d'eontinuauee of its general use ,tin, / am
asked almost every day If | use Gutts Percha.
In this article have attempted my own way to
answer this, and other questions which a.e fire..
quen,ly put to me eoncerninl the'e useless catch.
penny articles that no, Of the least benefit to
the public, aud are in my opinion positive dam
age to the Dentist
NATHANIEL Harris, II. D.