The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-01
Southern Dental Association:
SECOND pAY-MoKN1NG SESSION.

he southern Dcntfi aSS0ClatI0n Tet-seil-
bled ut 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. Prayer
by Rev. Moses ID. Hoge, of the Second Pres
lytertan church.
OPERATIVE DENTISTRY.
The Chair announced that in accordance
with the resolution passed Yesterday the As
sociaton was ready ~ hear from DR.. Arthur,
chairman of the Committee on Operative
Dentistry.
DR.. Arthur said that he was at any time
ready to meet and discuss with any person
his theory and to sustain his views. If he
could be shown that he Is in error he would
hc willing and ready to acknowledge it. His
theory, he acknowledged, is fundamental
change Of practice. He had taken great pains
to explain ths method in Baltimore in the
most elaborate manner, and yet he was not
aware oi one single person In that city prac-
tisin% it, though no one yet appears to Object
He had looked for opposition, and did not
hope that his Views would be immediately
adopted. It htS been clearly stated that
il i Il preventive system. He had come
TO these conclusions after great dclibc-
ration, for it seemed to he Il great piece
OF presumption for one man to put bus
views i'll opposition to all Others. In
regard to the separation of sound teeth,
ne had to say that the system should
bc Of the most thorough kind, as well aS IN
the practice or dentistry generally. One
fact he desired to impress upon each member
present. which was: that, even considering
The advance in his art. the practice of
dentistry, even in this enlightened aye, Is
miScrally defective: and there are many in
the profession who are decidedly an injury
10 IL. Sometime since u lady Of sew
IN,
Her teeth had been very recently attended TO
hv dentist who was Il good operator, ana
who had declared that her teeth had received
all the requisite attention. lie Ind made
twenty-five filings, besides removing seven
teen decays. In less than one year the nerves
of many Of her teeth would have been en-.
tirrlv exposed He thought it the deep
obligation of the profession to he most
careful in their operations and practice. He
thought the most rcmuncrltivc practice
would be 10 destroy the teeth in place OF
saving them. The time has come when ii Is
the duty of the profession 10 correct these
error, and when III individual goes TO Il
dentist and places himself under his care it
| is his bolndcn duty to examine carefully
every one of his teeth, and satisfy himself as
| 10 their condition, and to he held responsible
|
| DR.. Arthur, continuing his remarks, spoke
OF the manner Of separating the teeth and
alluded to the Use of the Tile It's being Il most
| objectionable instrument. The mode adopted
l,y him in separating the teeth was the Use OF
the chScl. BY this means the file was dis
| pcrscd with. IT WAS avery laborious opera
! ton, but rather relief To the patient. lie
| had stated at that time that advancement
would br made and he was @rltiticd to find
| il. He alluded 10 Il new drill, and declared
| that il WAS indiSpcllSablc To him. lie bad
| devised a number Of wheels, which were
| adapted by him to the engine uscd. Til;
greatest difficulty in using thee instruments
rdriiS, is experienced by the rapid speed Il,
which the machine moves. the utility of til,
instrument in Il measure being destroyed
| I'm order TO use the wheels when they are
| lar.c in diamctcr %rcat care must be taken
A. this high rate of speed will render acci.
| dents liable TO occur. The speaker next
! alluded to the advantage ul using the
/ small chiscl. and cutting from the gun
| downward when the other instrument,
| had been applied. An objection TO tli'
! method had ht"M urged lay Suinc that the
S,.y,Yatiun between flip teeth is y ,E,'Hin
| o,Nl:lliun to the patient. Ills he denied
anI said i" this connection that this mcthol
/ s!i,.n!, IN used in he earliest stage OF decay
! \ dentist ought to Gc able 1T glance Il
| the teeth Of Il child cf twelve Years to tel
the extent OF decay. In cnsrs i'll whiCl
CaIir> aItack the rroyimaie "n't;tlc OF th'
inrisor trcih h"ior" tllr twelfth year not five
lcl cent, - tip individuals suffering The at
| tack will escape carries Of all the rroXinat,
/ surfaces Of the teeth except the lower in
CiSOrS.
Or. Moore returned his thanks to DR.. Ar
thur for his very valuable work and his rc
marks and desired to ask him how the pro
( cc,> Ci hardening is accomplished.
| Or. Arthur stated that this subject wa
fully explained in his work.
! Dr. ThaCiston had read with incNprcSSi
bic satisfaction the work of the valued gen
tlcmIn who had Just taken his scat. and h,
WAS prepared TO say TINT the system Of treat
mcnt advised hy him wa$ tho mC>t i:tllmhlt
and the hcSi tlrt could be devised lo
society, lie had seen nothing in all he hat
I "rad in criticism upon the Doctors work TIN,
iuNalidatCd. the force Of his arguments
and il WAS an infinite pleasure to hin
10 welcome il 10 the aid "l the profession,
He sa,c that the operation Of filing i
liable to accident. At one period .
hi, life he cndcavcrcd tn protect th,
enamel, hut it had lps'!irl in failure
in mauv Instances: lie took OCCASION also I,
say tha, lhu failures in dentistry were sui,
icris worthy to be discussed lay the ASsucii,
tiou. lie closed ny Sayin" that if DR.. Ar
thurs book was carefully examined the OF,
jrctionS found in the Jc0Udi criticisms gen
orally would be untcnahle. lie hardly knew
what to SAY in the presence of DR.. Arthur
but were he away, certainly his heart wuult
he let out and his praises sounded for >llrl
Il deserving volume
Dr. Bond: will Dr. Arthur's method pre-,
serve aIl CLASSES Of teeth:
| Pr Arthur: | know of no exceptions.
DR.. Wright. Of South Carolina, sud he la(
never had 4 CONVEX Sation with nr. Arthur
yet he felt rs if he had known him all hi.
lite. He would like 10 ask him many qucs
tions--onc, Whether or not during prcg
nancy with the female patients pain woulC
be intense by this treatment!
| DR.. Arthur, replying. said chat he had mct
| with no difficulty on that score, for the sys
TEN WAS not at all painful, and for that rc;
son it possessed another advantage.
| DR.. Moore asked whether or not DR.. Ar.
thur had universal success in treating by hi,
method that class of teeth known rs con
slmptive teeth, or, i'll other words, the long
parallel teeth!
DR.. Arthur said that he never felt Ger
tain until he had made All examination
| of the teeth after the operation had bccl
performed While no uniitvol,hle result la(
| appeared in cases OF this kind treated by
him, yet he fully appreciated the ditficultie:
encountered and intimatcd by the question
DR.. Clarke added his testimony to that o.
the other dentists. He had read nearly ever!
| work ON dentistry, but i'll this work o
DR.. Arthui's the subject was so well treated