West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-08-15
TOOth.pulIIps Now and rhrn.

You might write volumes on the an
piiances used by dentists in cNtractiSg O
teeth. remarked oar informant. "bui
the simple pulling of = tooth plsys The
most important pSrt I'm the dentistry of
n-day. Since chemistry and electricity
nave been pressed into the service of tb.
dentist the removal of tooth has bo.
come more than mere question of pull.
my. You sit down i'm a comfortable
armchair, a harmless anmsthctic is an.
phod, and tho doctor makes a thorouGh
examination of diseased part of vonr
| anatomy. If hopclc>sly decayed. bc
| VIII remove II before YOU can say Jack
| hoolnsoni' II help is possible, he will
| cream the tooth, drill hole into il. kin
'nc nerve or cover il with can pro-
Nlued Tor that purpose. and fiji the cav
| lty' Or no will saw of the crown and
put new one ON the root If the latter
| is not sound. "
The reporter was shown a small iron
cylinder, about twelve inches i'm lcnctb
ana four in width. "This cylindcr y
explained our informant. "contsin.
twenty-five ounces of what we call
lqmd moro correctly speaking. II ia
compressed nitrous-oNidc gas. In their
expanded form, ready for use. the con
tents OF this small cylinder assume the rr-
spectacle proportion of of one hundred
gallons. From four 10 cight g,llons
are required for each administration
ana the gas Is administered either from
q agaSumctCr provided for that nu,,noeo
or from rubber bag. Nirons-oxide
&aS Is by far the best anWsthctic. If /.
absolutely harmless, and lust as oIIec-
i've aS chloroform or ether.
The drill used at the present dov for
eNcavatiug tooth is either driven by
The foot of the operator, or. better stni
by electricity. A four-ccll battc,y
furnishes power TO revolving rod
which turns two thousand times n min
ute. The end of the rod is hollow. and
INTO "a Is fitted drill which the opcro-
'aS selects from large number as hest
suited for the size and depth of the
cavity. The operation of the drill has
oeeh brought to such perfection that il
Is possible to drill all around the nerve
men put cap over il, and over tile cap
the llllng. When the tooth's structure
shows that the nerve should be DESTROYED
Is doYltalized 10y painless process.
After the iilling process is completed
mo rough surface of the gold is made
oven WIN the rim of the tooth by means
OF rapidly revolving corundum
"hecl propelled by the Same electric |
power rs the drill. An hour sufliccs for |
the entire operation which ten or fifteen |
years ago consumed half dav. and |
ne very Enthusiastically i'm |
ces.
rogress dentistry has made
seen by comparison with
thods, said dentist who
the front rank of his profcs-
city. 1T is not SO long apo |
ist would stretch the lips Of |
or rather his victim, apart |
gers, which were often not |
and grOpe about the mouth |
prod until the aching tooth |
red. This was announced
OF the patient by howl OF
the tooth doctor selected
ollcction Of instruments OF
)ld-fashioncd "kcy, making
tic in the meanwhile, and
victim trcmblc i'm antici-
EN- the gum was lanccd, the
I'd and blood and saliva ran
ed around the neck. The
5hc key occasioncd another
then the butchcry com
the victims iawbonc did
tho tooth splinter, or the
le key twist of, something
o give way. Sometimes IL |
of the operating chair;
10 operator 3 wrist bone; oc-
)llcnding tooth Now you
erful chair, which, by an in
chmcnt, can be made TO as
ghtor angle. A saliva ejec- |
inyOur mouth; harmless |
administered; your cheeks |
painlcssly apart with "A |
srctchcrs the cavity oi |
lighted up with an electric !
II forccps fitting exactly !
Inserted, and the opera |
minute. - Chicag0 !