Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-07
SECTION ON DENTISTRY.

Between s and o'clock the section Of dem
tistry met in the council chamber at the city
hall. Dr. Goodwillie. chairman of the sec.
ton last year, occupied like position yester.
day.
According to the programme papers were to
be read by Drs. George L. Parmlee of Hartford,
Ct, and j. Taft of Cincinnati, but both gen.
tiemen were absent, the latter owing to O
severe attack of scatica. Dr. Goodwlllie ex-
pressed hopes that the section meeting of the
brethren of dentistry would prove greatly ben
efical to both the practitioners and public at
large. A committee of three were appointed
to take charge of all the papers read at the
meetings and TO prepare them for publics.
ton.
In the absence of the gentlemen appointed
to read papers, DR.. William D. Kempton, OF
Cincinnati, read document on coral Ely.
giene." The speaker prefaced his remarks
with a few comments on the rapid strides
towards perfection dentistry had taken In the
past few years, and this improvement was
specialists, encouraged by the profession
at large. The doctor drew
pen picture OF the beauty and
elegance of a young lady 10 the prime OF life,
possessor of a set of strong, pure white teeth,
healthy gums AID a sweet breath. The OPP
posite was also illustrated in a msnper that
should stimulate every one to own healthy
pair of molars. "Great care" continued the
doctor, "sho uld he taken in assisting the
structure OF the teeth AID guarding against
destru tive elements" 10 the opinion aud
experience of Dr. Kempton, the lower classes
eDj ,yed better teeth than those walking In the
easier paths of life. which fact was due to the
palmer foods eaten by the people poor in
purse.
At the conclusion of the reading of the paper
a general discussion wis indulged In, DR..
Williams leading off with the opinion tnst
teeth should be as carefully exercised as any
other function Of the human body. Mems
muscles become firm and strong with judicious
exercise, and the same rule is applicable to
teeth. DR.. Williams also suggested that 10
brushing the teeth a circular movement
should be observed, instead of o horiz ,ntal
one.
DR.. Talbot followed, by remarking that one
very important fact connected with the preser.
walton of the teeth and been neglected, and
that was in the failure OF physicians to prop.
erly acquaint themselves with oral hygiene.
In the speakers opirion!one physician hav-
ing thorough knowledge OF dentistry could
do more towards saving teeth from decay
than one hundred dentists. The cleansing OF
teeth by floss silk thread was highly re-
commenced.
Dr.. Airport, of Chicago, did not think the
poorer classes had better teeth than those liv-
ing in ease and luxury. Several years ago
while in the West he made careful examiDa-
ton OF the molars of Indians aud found them
as d ru e equallyas poor and decayed as maDy OF
hlsipatienis. The speaker rela'ed how Bishop
Whipple always carried pair OF forceps with
him and, how the suffering red men
always hailed his presence with delight, as he
kindly relieved their aching jaws. A lecture
on how to brush the teeth was given aud the
doctor stated that niue out of tenpeople never
brushed farther back than the anterior point
of the first mosr. In the informal discus
sions that followed the point spoken OF at
greatest length, was the good results that
would accrue in oral hygiene throughout the
country if medical colleges would give their
pupils more profound instruction in dental
pathology.