Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-10-20


ing cured aud the tooth sasedl Where
this is impossible as q last resort,
the nerve may be destroyed ana re-
moved aud the nerve canal and the
cavity filed and the tooth may do
good service man Wears. It may,
however, never ceas6ito give trouble.
occasionally or continuously. by
forming what is known as gum
bolis. at the end of the root, causing
great annoyance at times 1t is the
dead nerve or some other dead thing
thatis caasing the trouble,
The preserya alton of the first 6t. baby
teeth until the time arrives when naa
ture displaces them by those OF the
second set, is q matter OF far more
Importance than is generally supA
posed. Even physicians risually adj.
wise the extraction of these teeth
whenever decay causes any pain 10
the child, The serious results that
follow too early loss of the temporary
teeth. are irregnlarity and providing
'of the second set, more particularly
those IN the front part of the mouth,
because being less deeply imbedded
in the jaw and coming in first, they
are crowded forward OF out of the
place more easily than the mblars and
If anything give them more attention
than you do your own and they will
live to bless you. IL these first teeth
decay, they should betilled with any
filling that will preserve them to the
time they will be displaced by tho
second teeth.
The preservation of the teeth by
filing, is the most Important feature
of dental practice, but unfortunately
it is not so soconsidcrcd by the majority
OF mankind. The continued practice
of majority of dentists and physiA
clans have been, from time immemoA
rial, to extract all offending teeth,
and always advise it to be done instead
of throwing the educational force Of
their influence on the side Of saving
these invaluable organs. This has
caused very low estimate to be
placed on the value of a tooth, many
being unwilling to spend anything to
preserve tooth that should and could
be saved, arguing that it is better to
have it extracted and finally resort to
artificial teeth g that will not ache"
If teeth ache it's ones own fault.
1T is but the penalty of neglect. Ma
ture seldom makes mistakes, and lt
is not mistake that man Is provided
with thirty4two teeth to prepare his
food for the nourislmento of his body.
Thirty-two is none too many. If 1t
were, less would have been provided.
1t is as much mans duty-your duty
Ito preserve those organs as it is to
save your finger or hand IL attacked
by disease. Give a little serious
thought to this matter and see what
conclusion you reach.
Artificial teeth are the only suhstt-
tutes for the loss of the natural organs.
They should always be we'll nude,
perfectly fitted, and in color, size,
shape, and so far rs possible in arr
rangcment, should duplicate the nat
ural teeth, unless the natural teeth
were unsightly and defective. In
that case the skillful dentist will im-
prove on nature work by producing,
as nearly AS good Judgment and tastg
can do it, teeth that look as the pets
feet natural teeth should look. It Is
painful to see the monuments Of tho
unskillfulness of so many dentists that
thousands of people are carrying
around in their mouths. Many look
as though the dentist had uncon-
sciously turned his wonderful genius
to setting in white and CHASTITY prom
inence a single or double row Of
hcadstones, each to commetf-
crate the memory of the departed
tooth, whose place It is supposed to
occupy; but usually such CHASTITY
sbectacles Of a lack Of skill and taste
9 at only .S5. 90 up, - and dollars thus
saved condope for ali the unSightli-
ness Of the face caused by such work.
How cheaply some people value their
appearance when it comes to
artificial teettl The very best that
can be made are but poor substitutes
for the natural teeth. It is re-
markable fact that you can not get b
good, first-class article for a third or
fourth-class price. This remark ap-
plies to artificial teeth as well as to
boots and shoes, or watches or other
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