The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-08-12

GUS Modes of Extrac actiOn--Th6
| An8StheticS In USe--The Re-
pair of Teeth--Artificial Teeth
on Continuous Gums So Gold,
Silver, Adamantine and Rub
ber Bases -- How Business is
conducted at j. Ormsby DON
Ogh's Great Western Dental
| kOOms, ll6 West Sixth Street,
Cincinnati.
The people Of the United States Of the pres
ent day are notorious In having the worst
teeth Of any nation on earth. This is attribu-
ted to the use Of sweets and tho great variety
Of material forming our daily food. How often
have we heard it said that our grandfatherG
had good teeth at seventy In their day they
lived on plain but substantial diet, in which
was to be found the element of tooth structure,
phosphate of lime, but in these latter days su-
perfne -four, from which nearly every particle
Of phosphate is extracted, alone meets favor.
| A good set Of teeth has an important bearing
upon health; without them it is impossible to
properly masticate our food, and food entering
tho stomach in an abnormal condition invari-
ably results in producing dyspepsia, the great
| curse of the American people, by which we
have brought upon ourselves the unenviable
| reputation of being nation Of dyspeptcs,
The loss Of natural teeth is misfortune and
much to be regretted, and yet we find q shame
| full aud shocking neglect on the part OF a large
portion Of the community as to the cleanliness
of their teeth, allowing them to remain covered
| with salivary calculus teeming with living in
fusoria, which, like . putrld sore, distills Its
poison throughout the system. 1t must be ad-
mitted that the loss Of the majority Of teeth is
| for want of cleanliness, and further result
| is the suffering, at times, Of the most exquisite
torture that many Of US have been compelled
to undergo.
Time was when there was no relief save ex-
traction, particularly of an liberated tooth
(the result of dead nerve), but Science hav-
ing now come to our aid in Our city may be
found few skilled dentists who can save this
class Of teeth and render them permanently
useful
Parents should closely watch the growth Of
their children's teeth, and at times call In the
aid of responsible DENTIST for often in a
childs mouth may b., detected single tooth
day, but for life, the entire set. Proper food
should also be set before them, and they should
not be allowed to Unfortunately use what
ever Is apon the table. Coarse fJ0u u a. ic;tsI
food containing all the elements required in
the formation of bono, muscle and flesh, should
be selected; nne -four, sweets, cOnfcctions
pickles and hot drinks-all teeth -destroyers-
ah HI lia00p1p1 in thniT lta
-four, bread, oatmeal, meat, fish, vegetables
and milk should only be used 1t is note
worthy fact that just across the line in Canada
you rarely il ever see an Ill looking set of teeth
among the young people. This is owing to
their living on food containing sufficient phos-
phate 1or pone structure and the rare use Of
eOnfcCtions.
The value OF good set of teeth can only be
appreciated when lost, and let no one fatter
themselves that an artificial set will ever equal
the natural; and while condeming the whole
ale extraction Of tooth, as well as those who
would recommend such a course, we commend
the use Of artificial teeth as q subst tute es-
sential to health. beauty and articulation.
In no branch Of science has the inventive tai
ent of our people been more happily displayed
than in dentistry. In times gone by dentistry
was looked upon as a low calling. To-day it
ranks side by side with the honorable practice
OF medicine, and now the American dentist
at ands head and shoulders above those of the
same profession in other portions OF the globe.
Their mechanical aids arc 50 many, and Of such
UNIQUE construction, that fall set of dental
instruments will attract the attention Of the
most careless observer. Science has also been
brought into requsition for the amclioratlon
Of pain in the discovery OF anesthetlcs, and al
though like the application Of any remedial
agency that would simulate death, or its near
est representative, that of insensibility, it be-
hooves all seeking its use to be careful as to
the experience OF the dentist who adminisC ers
it, as there are but few among the countless
number OF den fists throughout the country who
can safely use 1t at all times. Consequently it
gives us pleasure, from our knowledge of the
fact, to recommend gentleman Of large ex-
perience In the use OF anssthetics We refer to
DIR. J. oRMsBY DoNOGH,
OF 1l6 w est Sixth street, who uses pure nitrous
oxide Of his own manufacture, which, from eX
perience, he has found to be so comparatively
harmless that q child can take 1t with safety.
The Doctor also uses electricity as local an@s-
thetio, applying it through the fOrceGs to the
tooth, giving his patients the choice Of two of
the safest anDsthetics known TO the medical
faculty, and are of themselves valuable ad-
ditlon to his dental establishment, and should
be borne in mind by those having teeth to ex-
tract.
The ladies, and especially those with deli
cate nerves, who have such horror Of den
tai chair, can rely upon his knowledge of his
profession, and his gentlemanly suavity and
delicate manipulations in the extraction or
filling Of teeth, that will aid materially in less
enlng the tortures that often attend such den
tai operations.
The Doctor is a graduate of the Oldest dental
college in America, and has also the double
advantage Of having received thorough med
ical education, which, Of course adds to his
efficiency in the line Of his profession, and
should create confidence, particularly where
serious or complicated dental operations are
required.
DR.. Donogh being we'll aware that there was
no uniformity of prices in the mechanical de-
partment of dentistry, and constantly hearing
.on,nl.;nta from thnse wearing arti6oial teeth.