, 1870-04-10

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dent Chicago Dental %octcty.
There arc very few things that more deserve
the attention than the teeth. II sound, they
are both ornamental, useful, and . pleasure
TO the rossesfor; when diseased, they dis
figure the countenance, arc disgusting 10 the
beholder, render the breath very Offensive, are
the occasion Of great pain, and constant
trouble. A serv small portion Of time, which
eEczJ one has At their command, dAily be-
slowed. will, in moet instances, preserve them
to old age; get few persons have the requisite
information in reference to the STRUCTURE Of
the teeth End the COURSE to be pursued; and
.houRands Of tccth are extracted which might
have Lated the poasessor to the end Of life
ard many, knowing well what ought to be
'icne, through neglect and procrastination,
suffer decay to 60 on until little MD can be de-
lived from the dentist, and the tecsh arc lost
forever. Their place may be supplied With
artificial teeth. ind, though ornamental and
uReiul they can never entirely supply the loss
Of the natural teeth
TO xoTHEns,
Although the period Of CESSATION does not
properly belong 10 the sphere Of the dentist.
tac condition health, and food Of mothers At
formation Of the children'u teeth. thai I can
not forbear word 10 them. In the first plscs,
mothers should take particular care Of their
own teeth while pregnant, keeping them clean
md healthy. Next, they should not suffer
long weeks with aching teeth Savo sleop1ess
nights and unhappy days, BY going to your
dentist at the earliest moment, haTe the of
Tending teeth treated md cured, or extracted.
believe it is well established fact that
mothers who suffer from tocshache daring
pregnancy arc quite sure 10 entail upon their
offspring frsl teeth. Much attention should
be given TO the diet, which Bhnuld be Of tho
moet wholesome hind. OF eggs. milk, rice,
oystera, Graham bgoad, fruits, and rood beef
and mutton stoAkk, should the food consist.
Cnndies, Ewectmeata, and al those things
Which sour and desange the stomach, should
be discarded.
T1Rsr nKxTz11ox.
With tho infant there is ecatrcly Any period
in life more critical than that Of teeshiuC, Il
las often proved one Of bereavement and sor-
row. The deutition usually commences from
the fftn 70 the aighth month, and is generally
ty-ffth month The systen seeus to be in IN
infAmmstcTJ state, accompanied by an inward
secretion at xalirA, by diA7bna, and some
times m eruption on different parts OF tho
body. Cooling laxatiyes should be freely ad-
rninistered. and il the gum are much swollen
prejudice existing in the minds Of some against
this practice, but hare 80 often seen innnedi
Ate and persn1nant relief given thai cannot
doubt for moment its utility. Thesn is
ec7Icely difference Of opinio1 among the
| medical faculty on this point
Z
ger, when death has klmcst been anticipated,
| as the only refief fsum seyerp and hopeless
| suffering. this einple md tridinE operation
] has. in iunumerahe instances. restored the
little sufferers to their parents in state Of
ease And safety, and IN go abort space Of
Eel
Tho following is table OF the periods b.
| tween which the milk teeth sxe cut:
\ From to 8 months, tho four central incl
| eors.
From to 10 months. tha four lateral INCL
From u to 16 months, tho four anterior mo
From II 70 20nonths, tho four cuspidah
Prom IS to IS months, the four poste1ior
j molaIB-
In cases Of dfHcuk denhtiou, parents shoua
not fail 10 taxa the little suHc1nr to their den
tst, and take liz sdyice. It viii always saYe
pain, often detth.
! Hcoxp pES1111oy.
-, A very cnrbns md interesting process Of
| the animal economy il exhibited in the gradual
! wasting AwaTH absorption Of ths roots at tho
T: roots ct the AEnpoTazy teeth, md in tho form
alton and fnthon OF = l1rger, stronger md
mora dr,ssls set. When tha child ,a a5out 81
years Of 60, tho first four no1x.s make thcu
sppea.anse beh,nd she temporary ses, one on
f1st Of tie permanent set, md before tbs loss
Of any ot the temporary ones, many persons
remark hat they have never shed their iar
teeth; md parents arc sometimes 20 PERFECTLY
certain hat these permanent teeth would bc
shed tlat they Ecfusc TO have them plugged
when already decayed- Directly succeeding
the appearance Of these, the under front teeth
bccoue loose, from the Absorption Of theis
roots,lnd the permanent teeth Soon occupy
their olaces- II haa been, in fotmez times,
tho 1ractice to hAve tho first teeth OK
tescttd about the ti1ao tho second oaes were
expeded; but it h1a been found to b. wosae
than asaless. Tho drst tooth should not be
extracted r1s1 thsy CONS loose, Il il eaa bo