The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-12-20
The Teeth-Natural and Artificial.
By T. BoGGEss, DENTIST, JACKSON, OHIO.

By T. BOGGEss DENTIST, JACKSON OHIO
The amount Of information possessed
by the public in reference to the teeth
their preservation, treatment when dis
eased, and replacement when lost, Is la
mentally small; and much Of that which
is considered knowledge is erroneous
Many, otherwise intelligent people, are
sadly deficient in n proper appreciation
of the subject, and not unfrequently suf-
fer from protracted arrangements OF
health which have their unsupported or
igin in the Dental organs.
1t is a gratifying indication that in
creased attention is being given to this
subject by the public Although the ori-
gin of Dentistry may be traced back to
remote times, IL is only within few years
that it has taken the position to which
its importance as specially OF medicine
entities it. The science which teaches
the structure, functions, diseases, and
| treatment of organs which hold so i'm
portant a relation to the entire economy
as do the teeth, requires devotion to II
such as other specialists give to the de
| velopment of the highest order OF skill
/ in the particular direction they elect TO
pursue Dentistry has been defined as
medical science applied to the preven-
tion, modification, or removal OF the eau
ses and effects of disease OF the Dental
organs" to which may be justly added
| scientific mechanism and artistic culture.
| skill in construction and judgment in ap.
plication, so that the Dentist, thoroughly
educated for his calling, is to some ex-
/ tent physician, surgeon, artist and me-
chanic.
The different parts which in combina-
/ ton, constitute the mouth, form a very
4 important and complicated portion OF the
animal economy, connected as 1t Is by
sympathetic relations to the entire organ.
/ ism, made up of bones. muscles, liga-
ments, arteries, veins, nerves, mucous
membrane, etc; containing the tongue,
/ teeth, alveolar ridges, and gums Teceiv-
ing the secretions of various glands; and
being the organ of speech and mastica-
| ton, it is not only the most expressive
and characteristic, but also the most i'm
portant of all the features. 1t IS con
| nected by means OF its mucous membrane
with the pharynx, Bsophagus, stomach
and intestinal canal; and with the
/ LarynX, trachea, and bronchii being thus
closely related to the economy OF res
/ piration and digestion, in disease OF any
of these parts or organs, the close rela
tionship and sympathy OF these parts are
mdLllesGcu DJ peICeptlOiS ShahESS M WV
tongue, gums, lips, and mucous mem
branes; while through the nerves, with
which the mouth is so abundantly sup
piled, sympathetic relations are estab
lished with the ears, eyes, and in fact
with every part of the body. The teeth
are very important organs in the economy
Of the human system. Their develop.
ment is the most curious and interesting
of the physiological processes, and takes
place at the most critical period OF human
existence. The first, deciduous, or tenn
porary, commonly called the milk teeth,
are twenty in number-ten in each jaw
consisting of two central and two lateral
incisors two CANNES, or eye teeth, and
four molars, or double teeth. There is
no absolute rule as to the time OF their
appearance; some children being born
with teeth, while with others their erup-
tion is delayed much beyond the average
time. The following is the time and or
der of their appearance generally; the
lower teeth generally precede the upper
two or three months: