Connecticut western news., 1885-10-14
THE TALK OF A DENTIST.
How All Work on the Teeth
 Has Been Perfected.
Nearly Ton of Gold Annually Buried
 with Dead Psople

Nearly Ton of Gold Annually Buriel
 with Dead People
 "A ton of gold goes under the ground nearly every year," said a prominent Philadelphia dentist, "bur- jed in the teeth and plates of people who have at one time or another been in the dental chair. The repair and refurnishment of the teeth has got to be profession ofthe highest skill and proficiency. High standing in the profession is repaid with richest re- wards. The establishment of the uni versity department of dentistry has given a great impetus to the study. Scores of able and expert young men matriculate annually. They come from all parts of the world-South America, Cuba. Mexico, the continent, and Japan. This city is foremost in dental operations and dental surgery. Some of the work turned out here Is wonderfully perfect. Many men and women prefer false teeth to the natu. ral ones, if the latter are the least bit defective, and few people have a per feet set of teeth.
 Instruments" Why, yes, the in- strumentation of a first-class dentist is comprised in several large cases, like that" pointing to series of handsome rosewood cases, and pulling out draw CT after drawer, filled with delicate steel probes, chisels, borers, and for ceps. The manufacture of these is a great trade in itself. There is the den- tai engine, one of the greatest inven- tiOns in the profession, indispensable now, with it's flexible screw. The cleo tric mallet, another modern invention unknown to the old-fashioned tooth carpenters, is used by nearly all den- tists and requiring battery to run it. The rubber dam or appliance placed over the tooth and mouth of patient to prevent moisture and saliva reach ing the part operated on is the great est of the modern discoveries. Any one who has been in the dentists chair under the old plan, which necessitat- ted packing the mouth of the patient with napkins, and since under the rub Dor dam, can see what infinite torture this scientific adaptation has relieved him from.
 Twenty thousand dollars a year. Yes, there are dental surgeons in this city who make that much by their pro- fession. A clientage very often in- cludes whole family and the care of the teeth of each from infancy until adolescence and beyond. American dentists have the highest repute abroad-Dr Evans, for instance, whose patients in Paris and elsewhere were expresses, kings, queens, and princes of the blood.
 Gold is the best material yet found for filling teeth. Silver and compost ton of various kinds, being cheaper, are used. but the royal metalis the only one which ought to be used. The manufacture of gold foil or leaf for our business is immense, and hundred of thousands of dollars worth are con- stunned every year.
 "The teeth should be looked to often by good dentist. Individual care early in life saves much dental work and expense. It used to be the idea that the deciduous teeth, as they were temporary affairs, needed no attention. They should be treated with greater attention than the second set. They are not filled now as much as formerly, but extracted when carries attacks them. The biblical expression, skin of the teeth is true. There is deli cate enamel, resembling epidermis in its microscopic delicacy, and covers the teeth with beautiful mosaic, which is susceptible of perfect polish, which you may see glistening on the teeth of some young people and Africans. Ac- ids go for this and once broken in up- on carries ensues Good and bad teeth are hereditary, but early care and pro- fessional skill will do much with even bad natural set of teeth. A Phila- delphia father know-client of mine has in each of his children's rooms over the lavatory the following motto: Say your prayers; wash your face; comb your hair; brush your teeth It is a good one."-Philadelphtd Times.