, 1885-10-02
The TALK OF a DENTIST.


feeted- Advance OF Science.
iraGalelplia Tim-al
"a ton of gold goes under ground
nearly every year, said n prominent
city dentist, buried III the teeth and
plates of people who have Mt one time
or other been in the dental. chair. The
repair and r~efurnishment of the
teeth has got to be a profession Of the
highest skill and proficiency High
standing in the profession is repaid with
the richest rewards. The establishment
of the University department of den
tistry has given a great impetus to the
study. Scores of aole and expert young
men matriculate annually. They come
from all parts of the world-South
lmerica, Cuba, Mexico, the continent
and Japan. This city is foremost in
dental operations and dental surgery.
ono of the work turned out here is
wonderfully perfect. Many men and
women prefer false teeth to the natural
ones, If the latter are the least bit de
%fectiye, and few people have a perfect
set Of teeth.
instruments: Why, yes, the instru-
mentation of a first-clnss dentist is
comprised in several large cases like
that, pointing to u series of handsome
rosewood cases and pulling out drawer
after drawer filled with delicate PROBES
chisels, boreri and forceps. THE man.
usacture OF these is a great trade in
itself. There is the dental engine, one
of the greatest mentions in the pro
fesssion, Indispensable now, with its
lie i6ie screw. The electric mallet, an
other ~ odern invention unknown to the
old-fashioned contemporaries, is used
by nearly all dentists. and requiring n
battery to run it,. The rubber dam or
appliance placed over the tooth and
mouth of a patient to prevent moist
ure and saliva reaching the part oper-
ate ON is the greatest of the modern
discoveries. Any ono Who has been in
a dentist 5 chair under the old plan,
which necessitated packing the mouth
OF the patient with napkins, and since
under the rubber dam, can sec what inf
mite torture this scientific adoption
has relieved him from.
Twenty thousand dollars a year.
Yes, there are dental surgeons in this
city who make that much by their pro
fossion, \ clientage very often in
cludes u whole family and the care of
the teeth of each from infancy until
adolescence and beyond. American
dentists have the highest repute abroad
DIR. Evans, for instance, whose pa
TENTS in Paris and elsewhere were en-
presses, Kings, queens and princes Of
the blood.
cold is the best material yet 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 used. The
manufacture Of gold foil or leaf for our
usiness is immense and hundreds of
thousands Of dollars worth are con-
sumed every year.
The teeth should be looked to often
by a good dentist. Individual care
early in life saves much dental work
and expense. 1t used to be the idea
that the deciduous teeth, as they were
temporary affairs, needed no attention
They should be treited with greater at
tention than the second set. They are
not filled now rs much as formerly, but
extracted when carries attacks them.
The Biblical expression. skin Of the
teeth, is true. There is n delicate en-
amel, resembling epidermis in its mi
croscopic delicaey, and covers the teeth
with a beautiful mosaic. which is sus-
cepuble of a perfect polish, which you
may see g%listening on th3 teeth of some
young people and Africans. Acids 20
for this and once broken IN upon carries
ensues. Good and bad teeth are heredi-
tary, but early care and professional
skill will do much even with n bad
natural set of teeth. A Philadelphia
father / know-client of mine-has in
each of his ehildren's rooms over the
layatory the following motto: Say
your hair brush your teeth. 1t is a
good one