The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-04-30
ARTIFICIAL TEETH. n

There are two principal melho's OF
'bstituIing artificial! teeth, when the ma
rurnl ones are lost. The fist is pivoling
This method is only practicable in the
ease of the six upper frort teeth, which
have straight round fargs. Whrrs the
crowns are decsyed away. past the con
dtion of filing, they are clipped off. and
the fhngs filed up a Iill4 under The gu ms.
and the now tooth is set OH the fang bv
doweliug. For : ood WORK of this kind,
the largs must BE- sound, and free from
disease al ;hcir point. In yonng persons,
this ia the cheapest and most pleasant
way OF supplying the front teeth, and is
usually done without pain. Tie ng'h
Of time that they ran be ~orn, satisiacro-
rily dep nds, in all cases, upon the du-
ration Of the iangs, which varies, from
two or three TO twenty or more years
Srltirg tic teeth on pl tes OF gold,
silver or plaina is variad from a single
tooth to iull acts, Whera only few
teeth are r. quired, the plate is s,nclimes
clasp ID to the side teeth This mo le is
sometimes objectionable on accoun, Of
tho wearing the clasps on the healthy
teeth, Atmospheric pressure, or suction
plates. where the t. eth are al los or
even where partial sets are madA, is the
safest. and usually the most re .ble.--
But tn re ara cases, owing TO the pecu.
l,er formation of the mouth, where caps
arc Indispensable and the pre- au,onS
necessary TO guard against the wearing
upon The olh-r teeth. if carciully obsrrv-
ed will usu,lly obvjale. ali unpleasant
consequence
VI the different materials for cons'ruc-
ting artificial apparatus Tor the m nth, m
most relia' le. for the following re- s'ns
First; they are more pleasant TO tn
vearer, on account Of their lrmnesS and
neat ursS; and in the srrond p ace, they
admit Of easy and certain repairs. if they
meet with casualti $. This is a matte
Of no sm II Importance for ACCIDENTS ar,
liable to happen TO them and a .persoI
once having incurred the expense OF I
plate j ID, iiito uld not be m ndtd, wher
broken. would feel the loss more or les,
considerably. We say this much to ap
prise those who may wish to procure ar
ti6cial teeth, Of the risks they may run
There are two other kinds o. materials
OF which plates are manufactured bu
after much experimenting, many Of lh
best operators have been satisfied to Ia
them aside though they are still used Il
some extent by others. They are gun
rubber and porcelain. Btu kinds ar,
liable 10 break, and often do break in Two
+ A lady from Cincinnati has just been il
our office, with a cpl ndid set. on a rub
bpr plate. which'is broken quite in two
The thing cant be repaired, ard is lost
Porcelean plates are even more liable Il
break. and are wholly irrppsrable; ,houg
while they remain intact, they are pretty
and pleasant; but they will break easis
n than china saucer. Rubber plates al
/ liable to a further objection that Of de
composition in the mouth, which is al
ways the case when worn a considerabl
tina. Rubber acquires its hardness an
bi,lcness by heat Whether it will here
after be broughtto condition to obvial
the objections now found to exist. (s fac
/ which does not at all seem probabls) re
mains to be seen.
Our next subject will be tooth ach'
q and the NOR I'd effects of disc ased set {
f teeth on the health generally.
8 SCOTT Il CRIDER.
+. p. s. We are agents for the sale {
t Hudson s unrivaiedtOoth paste" II clean
h the teeth aud heals the gums better lha
, anything now in use and is approve
{ and used by Dentists, s. a. G.
Eonr RAcr Will ha yun nm III,