The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-23
For tho Galslle.
FILLING TEETH oonlinusd. lns u.d.''

Filling ;eslh has been brought into
bad repule, in many communities; and
80 much so. as ~ require long years of
time 10 overcome the just pr+judic,s of
the injured parties. This. however. will
give way, rs the public acquire an &C
quaintauce with the advantages of com.
petenl work. The causes OF the abuse of
puplic confidence, as formerly alluded to,
are found in the attempt to ell teeth by
men who have learned their trade and
roms out full blown Dentist, in form one
TO three months, and who afterwards ac-
quiIe more or less facility al the expense
ol the puIs.s. ard the wholesale slaugh.
Ter OF he teeth Of their too con6ling
patients.
We have before said. that all the teeth
can be saved 10 old age This is tue,
with very slight qualifications. There Is
occasionally found set Of teeth so frail
in their constitution. as TO li'etally dis.
solve away in early life, ID defiance Of all
the skill Of the best operator. This is
simply an unavoidable misfortune. To
save the teeth. they must be seen often,
and every point Of decay arrested as soon
as discovered. Some c,vities that have
been filed. especially in young teeth that
are not fully malured, will require looks
ing 70 aIterwar is; ahd perhaps new cp
GRAFTON may in some instances be npces,
sary; but all that can be done must be
done. before the decay reaches the nerve
which is indicated by tenderness and pain.
A II teeth that are tilod after tha death Of
the nerve, from any cause, must be re.
gardrd as temporary, ani as giving no
assurance of saving them for any l-ngh
of time, for all such teeth are partially
dead, from which cause they hecomr Of
iensive 10 the parts surrounding them.
producing pain, swelling Of the jaw, and
ofeN abscess. In such a stare Of things
the removal OF the tooth is the only rem,
edy. This subject will be better explain.
ed when we cume to treat of tooth ache.
lmperieclly filled teeth give false sccu-
rity. f1r while it is believed that they are
safe. because so many dollars have been
paid to the DENTIST. the decay is pro-
crossing about as rapidly as if nothing
had been done; because. if the filing is
not sufh ieuIly firm, aud does not fl al
corners Of the cavity 81 tightly "a 10 ex
clude moisture and acids from The denu.
ded bone of the tooth. under the enamel,
there is nothing gained wha'eyer; and
when, at length, the decay enarges so as
to PEI nit the plug to drop out. The ease
is generally lost. Filling the tee l. is by
far tha most important and responsible
branch oi the denial art; because il is in
finiEely better TO save tie natural teeth
from loss than 10 have 10 resort 20 ari
fetal substitutes when they are lost, as
thousands OF person in every community.
who have fallen into the hands Of skill
fuI operators will certify
Having submitted these general re.
marks on the utility Of filing teeth. we
leave the subj ct for the consideration OF
the public, and pass 10 our next. which
will he Mechanical Dentistry, or the best
methods of supplying Artificial e-th.
SCOTT & CRIDER.
P. s. We are agents for Hudson's
unrvalsd Tooth Paste. 1t clcauses tie
teth and heals The gums better than any
thing now in use. 1t is approved and
| sold hy DnItiata uanarallv II &, ~