St. Landry democrat., 1883-07-07
-ysE Curious Facts About Teeth.

ev Curious Facts About Teeth.
Where teeth are extracted and imme-
diately replaced in their sockets they
not unfrequently remain firm in the Jaw
for years.
Thirty odd years ago, when first be-
gan to study medicine, thought after
three days study it was high time T
should begin to practice A girl living
in my mothers family was attacked
with a severe toothache, and, of course,
applied to the new doctor. The doctor
examined the case very critically, and
decided, after the gravest thought, that
it was case of pain in a tooth, and at
length came to the conclusion that said
tooth must be extracted. In no other
way, with all his experience, could he
promise to relieve the patient. The
maternal head of the household was
called in consultation, and was rather
disposed to favor pulling the tooth
instead of extracting it. But the doctor
was firm in his conviction, basing his
opinion on the results of the thousands
of similar cases which had fallen under
his observation. The doctor had not at
SAANo CAGAS OtOL #oOOh d uOJuLA OAEk SbSuOu9
and so practfced, on the way from the
office, on the end of his thumb with the
hook of the turnkey, SO as to learn just
how to seize upon the tooth, and thus
fully to prepare himself to meet with
unfaltering courage and GOODNESS this
trying emergency in his professional
experience.
The offending tooth was the one inn
mediately behind the eye-tooth. In my
trepidation / allowed the hook to touch
the eye-tooth as well, and drew them
both out, the eye-tooth being entirely
sound. Immediately and without any
definite notion of what l was doing, I
replaced the eye-tooth in it's socket.
Having recovered from the hand
trembling and excitement incident to
my acute sympathy with the deceased,
or rather with my suffering patient, /
at once saw that it was very important
that she should keep her tongue away
from the eye-tooth, so I suggested the
chances of a gold tooth in the emptied
socket, and urged the Importance of
keeping everything away from that part
of her mouth. The eye-tooth stuck in
its place and remained, serving faith
fully many years.
There il a gentleman now living in
New York City who has three beautiful
front teeth which he purchased from
the mouth of an Irishman. His own
decayed teeth we're removed, and in-
stantly Patrick's were transferred. In
the case of two of these teeth the suc-
cess was complete, and even the third |
one the gentleman retains, though it is
loose and seems to have no vital con-
nection with his jaw. @
Not unfrequentIy the teeth Of young
animals have been quickly transferred |
from their sockets to the pared comb of |
cock and nutritive circulation es-
tablished.
| used to know young lady who had
a decayed front tooth. It was so ex-
ceedingly sensitive that she thought it
impossible to have those sharp-pointed
dental instruments thrust into the cavi-
ty, and, indeed, almost went into hvs-
terics when an excavation was attempts
ed. At length she was advised, as the
process of destruction was going for
ward and she must soon lose the tooth,
to be etherized and have the tooth ex-
tracted and instantly returned to its
place. OF course we all know now there
was q much simpler plan for destroy
ing the nervous sensibility, but in this
case the extraction was accomplished,
and the tooth Immediately replaced.
The circulation was re- established, and
in few weeks the tooth was SO firmly
fastened in its socket that it bore the
necessary force of plugging, and has
remained a good tooth for many years.
If it were practicable to determine
5he exact form of the portion inclosed
n the socket by an examination of the
part of tooth, have little
1oubt that it might become very COM
non to transfer teeth from one mouth I
% another. Precious as our teeth are,
many persons could be found who for
! consideration would part with the
most beautiful ones.
The introduction of rubber instead of
,0ld for plates for artificial teeth is q
,reat improvement. a good, honest
lentist- and think there are a great
many suchwih furnish very good sub
titutes for the natural teeth If you will
i've him commission to spend as much
ime as he finds necessary in making
hem.-Dr. Dso Lescis, IN Golden Rmle.
In Kentucky the Legislature has
expressly provided that no religious test u
hall be applied to the witness id any
lvil action, but there is no statute gov
rning. the question in criminal cases. In
recent murder trial the objection was
aised to one of the witnesses that he
'as an atheist, and therefore that his
vidence was not admissible. The
uestion went to the Court Of Appeals,