The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-10-14
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IA ton OF god COS uniCr grount
nearly every SC r, s,lld = pr9nsseg
city dentist, "bnried ~ Q ETH an
plates Of people wIo layo al ols tim.
or oth:r been in tao itnI.,i ch-ir H.
repair and rtfurn.Shncnt Of IT,
teeth has goi to Tea prOfe, sion OF t..
high st skill nnl pro ucasy. hi-i
standing in tbs pro rSsiOn isrp'il vi.
tho richest rtwarls, Tue establishment
OF the nivcrsiiy department o. drn
tislry has givn Il great petut 10 tbt
study. Scores Of lc anl 0 pert youn.
inen matriuulate annually. They comr
from oil parts OI lhJ world =. oUih
America, Cubh, Ne leo, tue continent
and japan. This city is foremost in
dental operations ana dental surgery.
some oil the work turned out here is
wonderfully perfect Nany men and
wO.aen prefer false teeth to tic natural
ones, itthc latter are tho least bit do
fectiye, and few people have perfect
set of teeth.
Instruments Why, yes, the instru.
mcDtatiOn Of a firSt.cl s3 dentist il
comprised in several large cases like
that, pointing to u series Of handsome
rosewood cases and pulling out drawer
after drawer filled with delicate prOJes
ChiSels, borers and forccpi. "The man.
u'acture of these is u great trade in
itself. There is the dental engine, one
of the greatest in entiOnS in the pro.
fesssion, indispensable now, with its
ile iGlo screw. The olectri, mallo', an.
other q olern invention unknown tothe
pld.lashioned tOoth-,arpenters, is used
by nearly all dentists aud requiring a
battery to run it. Tie rabbsr dam or
appliance PLACED over the tooth and
mouth OF patient to prevent moist.
ure and saliva reaching the part oper-
atel on is the greatest Of tho modern
discoveries. ANY one who has been in
q dentists chair under the old plan,
which necessitated packing the mouth
OF the patient with napkins, and sinre
under the rubber dam, can SEQ whatinf-
nito torture this scientific adoption
has relieved hin from.
Twenty thousand dollars a year.
les, there are dental surgeons in this
city who make that myth by their pro.
feSsion. A ClientdgG very often in.
Cludes n whole family and the care of
the teeth Of each from infancy until
adolescence and beyond. american
dentists have tho highest repute abroad
-Dr Lvans, for instance, whose pa.
livnts in faris and elsewhere were en-.
presses, kings, queens aud princes Of
the blood.
Cold is the Rest material vet found
for filling teeth. Silver and compost.
tons OF various kinds being cheaper,
are used, but the royal metal is the
only one which ought TO be usel. The
manufacture Of gold foil or Leaf for our
business Is immense and hundreds of
thousands Of dollars worth are con.
sumcd every year.
Tho teeth should be looked to often
by n good dentist. Individual care
early in life saves much dental work
and expense. 1t used to bo the idea
that the deoiduoui teeth, as they we're
Temporary affairs, needed no attention.
They should be treated with greater at
tCntion than the second set. They are
not filed now as much us formerly, but
extracted when carries attacSs them.
The Biblical expression. IS in OF the
teeth, is true. There is delicate on
amOl, resembling epidermis in It's mi
croseopic delicaCy, and covers the teeth
with boautifu mosaic, which is sus.
Ceptlble Of perfect polish, which you
may see g,istening on tho te,th Of some
young people and Africans. Acids 20
for this and once broken IN upon carries
ensuea. Good and bad teeth are heredi.
tary, but early care and professional
skill will do mach even with n bad
natural set Of teeth. a Philadelphia
father know-cIent of mine in
each Of his childnns rooms over the
laVatory tho following motto; Say
your prayers, wash your face; comb
your hair; brush your teeth. 1t is n
good one.