The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-21

The semi-annual meeting of the State Den
tai Society commenced in the council chamber
yesterday afternoon, Henry j. Leavitt of Show
hogan, the Vice President of the society, in the
chair, with E. j. Roberts of Augusta, as Sec
rotary. The record of the last meeting was
read and approved. The roll was called and
thirteen members answered to their names
Geo. M. Twitchell, Charles P. Sawyer and o.
p McAllister were elected members of the So
ciety.
DR.. Haley made statement in regard to what
is being done to relieve the dentists from the
imposition practiced upon the profession by
Josiah Bacon & Co., who tax us $50 or more
per annum for the use of rubber Goodyears
patent expires in May, while the Cummings
claim extended seven years longer. A case
was decided against the dentists in the
Superior Court of New York, and it was pro-
posed to carry it up to the q. s. Court The
attorney agreed to carry it through for $1,000, so
confident of success that if successful the pro-
by the profession to give mite of the amount
that would 60 to j. B. & Co., to make good
remuneration, and give notes subscribing GER
tain sums upon condition of success. The
Society signed to the amount of $500 each,
which amount will aggregate the sum of $780,
900 if paid by all the profession.
Discussed the subject, How shall the decid-
ious teeth be treated.and the year old molars
Opened by DR.. Haley who said we need practi-
cal ideas more than theoretical. He could not
always do as he would but as he found that
people were not always willing to have their
children's first teeth treated. They come to
have them extracted, and many were too bad to
be saved and had to be sacrificed. He would
save all he could by filling or otherwise.
Dr. Bacon said he had been embarrassed
what to do. When he could put in soft fill
ing he did so, but when the teeth ached it is
best to treat or extract them
DR.. McAllister said he was very much inter-
ested in saving the all teeth he could and which
would prevent deformity If extracted con-
traction of the jaw would be the result, but if
retained a natural expansion of the jaw would
afford proper room for the permanent set.
DR.. 4. Fillebrown said the Creator made or
gans for good purpose and of course the ques-
tion ought they to be sound should not be ask
ed. By all means do what we can to preserve
the first teeth till the permanent are ready to
appear; and so with the six year old molars;
molar as it had but half life and might produce
abcess, while in so young a subject the space
will close up between.
DR.. McAlister said we should educate parents
in regard to the value of ehildren's teeth.
DIR. Lombard said when the first teeth were
developed and the roots filled, that the natural
absorption of roots would not ensue and many
times would form abcesses
DIR. Hussey explained how ABSORPTION of the
roots OF the hrst teeth was produced by an acid
furnished by secretion from the perreosteum.
DIR. Fillebrown explained that in filled roots
this ABSORPTION would go on till it came to the
filling and this filling would naturally produce
Irritation. and inflammation.
DR.. Haley saidin his Judgment that dead
teeth ulceratng produced pus; the retaining
this in the jaw would have no effect to expand
the jaw any more than if extracted; while thu
liberation caused waste OF tissues and thu
pus taken into the circulation acted as a poison
DIR. Fillebrown concluded that when spread
ing liberation around teeth began it would b.
better to extract them, but in low chronic inham
nation better let them remain as the inhamma
ton caused new flow of blood to the parts
which would go to build up and expand tn,
jaw and SO afford better space for the perma
nent teeth than by extraction.
Adjourned to meet at 7.30 o'clock in the eve
ming.
EVENING.
The meeting discussed the best treatment TO-
alyeoiar abcess DR.. Haley said if people woul,
take proper care of their teeth, dentists would
not be troubled by those ugly customers. w,
often cut through the alveolar wall to get t
the apex of the root, and with an instrumen
cut away the sac formed about the root, which
often is all that is necessary to do; and some
times apply solution of creosote; and some
times pump it through the TOOTH This prac
tice is generally concurred in.
Several other subjects were discussed; anon
them the best kind of rubber to be nsed as
base for artificial teeth; the dark rubber a
used by the profession, or the black rubber.
Adjourned to 9 o'clock Wednesday morning
SNATCH SpLISrs,"-The writer of littl
squib in the PRESS the other day, over til
above signature requests us to say for him tha
in using the phrase he had no intention OF Stu
ring the Portland Match Co. as they allege in
communication in the Argus, but referred
little incident known to some OF the peopl
living on the line of the p. & o. railroad.
The NURSERY for March is as bright and a
tracs,ve as ever. 1t must be perpetual joy
every child fortunate enough to get it. job
l.. Shorey, 81 Bromfield street, Boston, Pull
Usher.
The MAYoRALTx.--Someof the Democrat
talk of nominating Nathan Cleaves for Mayo
A correspondent of the Advertiser suggests IL
name of Neal Dow as o candidate, as a mea
alra for the su immersion of tho rnro ohons