New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10
MODERN DENTISTRY.
HISTORY OF IT'S DEVELOPMENT.

| obhCrURING TEErH-DIFFERENT MATERIALS
HMPLOYED-THE USE OF ANEsTHETICs.
The days when dentists were BARRIERS and
surgeons combining the art shaving and cup
AAhe with That OF extracting teeth have happily lona
During the last fifteen years dentistry made
6io"' progress Tho mechanical appliances for dental
WORK IN tts manifold forms are many and COM
| pick ana very little improvement in that drec-
iron is now looked for by the profession Now
adays dentists must be graduated from dental
colleges and obtain diplomas before practising This
comparatively recent departure must have beneficial
e'iece on the standing of the profession this city which
now numbers about 400 The dentist OF TODAY
mus w KNOW something Of anatomy and physiology in
addition to his speciality.
Less than generation apo n hand hum wa. ro, S..
oehusts In excavating teeth This instrument so poorly
adapted to this purpose was clumsy and rc1uircd pa
eenco and strength the pnrt operator and subject
WAen tho pneumatic engine inv en ed With rota
ing ourr attachment considered great advance
oh 'hs crude method. 1t was o noisy instruments how
ever, and supplanted later by dental engine tho
ihFeht'oh OF ST. Louis dentist, which is regarded
rs ono or the' most valuable dental inventions
| OF tho age. A flexible tube connects the bnrr
Win the engine which is worked with the foot
inc rotating burr c&a he applied to any
o'h WIFE equal facility end performs its work OF clean
iS OF excavation with rapidty aud delcacy The rub
o o IL an invention useful for keeping the dry
daring the process of filling. BY OF clamp and
Iorcele the rubber is placed about tooth soatinp H.
rom s companions while it is exposed filing In
tho use OF crystal gold it very important that no moist
twill
Lose its cOhesvcnoss.
Another invention is the electric maot for condcns
Ing god foil IN cavities. Rapid blows given TO the
c@'itcs Dy means Of electricity There An auto
iiatc maiet for similar purpose, by which the gold
ioh IL condensed by autOati blow instead OF cleo
trioity. The strength OF blow can easily be rec-
a'cd IN the body OF the instrument inc nalc Is
ALSO nseo by operators for condensng gold foil.
porcelain crown is adapted to restoring broken
down by decay. The root Is cut down anG The
porcelain in ed VII n
advocates OF the tooth claim that the time VIII
como "hen almost no teeth at all win be drawn. They
urge tna only once In 100000 cases perhaps
sary to remove tem and that diseased CONDITION
can usually be curcd and the saved when tooth
ID decayed to the gum its usefulness by this
process by tho slipping Of gold the nnd
! tho attachment of porcelain
APPLYING Tux TOOTH CROWN.
The way the tooth applied iuay bo illustrated
ny "n operation which took place not long The
too.h BROKEN down bicuspid side OF the
upprrjaw The external half OF the tooth split or
ana portion OF the inner also gone In the
operation. rat remained OF TIE nearly
even WITH tae gni. and al narrow band collar was
htcd accurately around the stump which passed under
the and ont 81 sict To collar there was attached
ny lining ard solder the porcelain face. which was
made by using small plate tooth. The inner cusp was
restored b. making It hollow shell OF gold face
and shell wore united when act in is place. Tho shell
was hlled with oAychloride paste AMI "a screw passed
through the crown INTO the root The collar surrounded
longer III IA claimed than b. any other method Pre-
vions to the setting. hollow is inserted into the
root which in turn becomes nut and receives the
aftorward passed through the crown.
In She manufacture of tooth uso OF plat,na with
what Ia known as tho continuous glm has
| many advocates. Pstina is the only metal that
| can withstand tho heat necessary to flse
! tho gam Oh tho plate. Another improve
ment in this branch OF dental the mineral plato
oen substituted in place OF rubber which very in.
eject. While The mouths OF others look exposure ike
niiins for teeth a composition Ming may answer where
ae IRE large ana the ieeth are not expected
scd, but for teeth that To be gold essen
ASIsruFTICJ IN EXTRACTING TEETH
In the cNIraotng OF teeth revolution taken place
within scyenteen yo-rs. For long time the only
| anmsth'tics known to the profession for this work
were cAoroform and ether. So many acct
| dents. however, occurred with .he use OF
choroform that II has been almost entirely abandoned
y dentists. Ether, although less dang crous very dis
agreeable and accidents soiieti1ncs it's use
Ether frequently makes patient dcathy SICK from the
effects of which they do not for several days
Nitrous oxide amos entirely takes the place
other anrsthctics both in this country and Europe
well known dentist said TO TaIBcNR reporter recently
g" Introduced the the prof ssion in July sG3
and or the first year had uphill work But lived on
faith that had good thing and it. and the fol-
lowing year the tide began to turn In its favor
ruyi 1864 lbcgan to ask my patients after
to write their names scroll. The number or sucn
names - now 5000 and never had accdcpt. The
great trouble with dentists giving the gas ordinarily
II That many VINO use It nayo litilr cXtracn; to do
They make up batch of ,as. and after operation
cannot afford TO throw it away, and it Loses strength
alter Wlllc and hos no clcct ON Il patient. \ man
weighing $50 pounds TO day md said that
ne nbd taken he twice cscw and tho operation
WrNlrGc'lnS h.s tc N WaS nrFcii' 4cfs .1'lf one
told hin thnt the muei have boon stale he had
me extract. dil after administcring the ges. On
awakening after the operation his Gist remark
| Didn't hear somebody siugiI Z pinaforer NOu see
thai II in,ullc!c.. Quanti, ts administered
operation IS made more painful. for the iis eject OF az
GnIsthcitc is To increase nervous scnsbility"
| Have You ever administered the Sas to persons
- have given 1t To twenty thirty persons who had
NnNunr Ill ease ot the heart most serious form OF
the excite Of the patient have also administered
II in MI stages OF consumption YOu see, the dc
sroya AL scnfihy in the ncveS and relieves the shock
| OF the operation An eminent physician once brought
mcn woman afflicted with valy Mar disease OF the heart
who had eight liberated teeth The doctor said she
| mast have thCm extracted If she died ALA ing her
fears or pain before the gas administered re-
moved the eighteen teeth. Doctor, that's splcnddP
She exclaimed v len it WAS al over
Many teeth he filed ana saved, and 50 advise
patients. Persona however WHO cannot afford 10 spend
50 or 50 insist on having tooth drawn An liberated
tooth should always be extracted, although claimed
! by some DENTISTS mat II can ps saved.
| Tho doctor added that when he In Eomc few
years he noticed that the teeth of very ancient skee
toms III museums wero perfect and without any trace OF
decay He attributed this 10 the more natural life ted by
the Romans tho abs of such highly season d food at
their meals popular to-day ana tho frequent use or
the bath Swectmcats usually produced acdity OF the
stomach, which in turn caused the teeth to decay Ne
grOcs plantations generously of tho sugar
cane, and yet have splen ID teeth. This owing to
thorough digestion OF The The doctor thought the
condition of persons teeth good indication OF his
physical constitution.
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