The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-09-25
NO. S46.
AT THE DENTISTS.
DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH people
FACE A TRYING ORDEAL.
Women the Most Heroic Healthy Men
the Most Ksfractory-Ths Use OF An
sssthstics False Teeth 1Ianag-
ing the Children.
Denver Tribune Republican,

Denver Tribune Republican,
Ts the extraction Of teeth as great O
horror as it used to bsf asked q reporter
Of Denver dentist
1Well," he said. 1thsre doesn't seem to
bs much change. Tue idea, which Is worse
than the thing itself. will always contain
untold horrors for those who are very
nervous, and the prospect can scarcely be
expected to be pleasing even to the most
phlegmatic temperament"
"Who are the most heroic in this parti-
cularr
@Women, in every instance. particularly
invalids You see, women are accustomed
TO the endurance Of considerable moro pain
than the world ever dreams Of. and freil,
delicate creatures sit down and have two or
three teeth pulled out without murmuring
The more emotional ones usually look mex
pressible gratitude at the dentist when it is
all over, and exclaim eloquently as to their
relief. Others say nothing, although their
faces show that they are glad enough to be
rid Of the troublesome me mbers."
"Who are your most refractory casesi"
"Great, healthy men who have never suf-
fered an ache or q pain in their live. They
fdget ami swear and below when they are
touched, and usually about the time the
dentist is ready to operate they conclude
suddenly that they will suffer it out yet
awhile. and that it Is not necessary to have
anything done They are perfect babies
about their teeth, and never seem to think
1t worth while to disguise their fear. When
accompanied by wives and sisters they are
often laughed at for their cowardice, but
they never change countenance. They act
o IL they were going to be hanged"
@Do you obj ,ct to the use Of ane,ths ticsr
"Not in the least On the contrary, am
In favor Of them, but we dentists have to be
very careful where We administer them.
can usually tell by mans looks whether
his cons titution will stand the application Of
an ane,thetic.'
"What, for instance, enables you to tellP
{ "A persons manner and his appearance
indicate to a physician or dentist whether or
not he Ia Of an exceeding nervous tempers-
msnt Amy organism may be rendered nerv-
Gus through ovsrsxsrtion. physical or mem
tai, or through some strain produced on the
brain by trouble, but the naturally nervous
organism Is wholly different from these. It
Is to the latter stitutions that We refuse
to apply anesthetics, for the result is certain
death. These persons invariably beg for
chloroform or gas, and when we refuse to
give 1t to them, they use all the efforts in
their power to induce us TO change out
mindS They argue that theirs is the re-
sponsibility in case anything happens, but
we know better and we refuse to be made
responsible for corpses People in bad con-
ditions of mind often come to us, when there
10 little the matter with their teeth, seeking
a. We can easily see, oblivion, caring little
what follows We are very wary in such
cases and it not infrequsntly occurs that we
are thus instrumental in preventing, or at
least postponing calamities"
"Is the effect produced by an anesthetic
uniformp
mo. indeed. No two people are similarly
affected by anesthetics Some very quiet
people drop easily to sleep. but the ma jor-
tty OF human organisms have q hand-to-
hand struggle with their ruling passions,
while the Supplying sensation Is taking pos
session OF them. I once administered chic
roform to a newspaper man, and he re-
peatsd poetry for fully half an hour. giving
tho lines With fervor and expression. He
finally fell asleep with a couplet upon his
lips. This Is good instance of the subject
Whatever is most strongly impressed on
mans mind, whatever he Is living for or
struggling for, Is pretty apt to come to the
surface when his outer senses are steeped in
repose. When his mind is awake 1t Is flied
with certain pride and imbued with q de-
sire to keep its inner work ings safe from the
view OF other men. When IL Is under the
influence Of an anasthetic these safeguards
are let down, and professional men catch
many unhappy secrets from their patients
In the chair. These experiences are singular
ones, and can never fail to interest psychol-
ogists"
~People think Of having their teeth drawn
rather than filed. do they notir
IL g.
1t cheaper and more effsctual to have
troublesome teeth drawn at once; but their
more progressive sons and daughters prefer
to have every effort made to save their
teeth, rather than to sacrifice them. The
trouble Is people do not have their teeth ex-
aminsd often enough. II they would have
pin head cavities attented to, they would
never have the toothache, and, in many
cases, would never loose their teeth. There
u certain class Of quack dentists, who will
draw q tooth that 10 nearly sound, for the
sake OF earning fee, to the everlasting dis
credit OF the profession, It "a our business
10 preserve tho testh, rather than TO destroy
them, and NO tooth should b drawn which
can possibly be saved and skillfully made to
serve its purpose for years" r'..
@Aye persons hard to suit In false teethr
"You would think 30 il you spent day in
this establishment II woman's taeth haye
been particularly bad she insists upon hav.
ing beautiful teeth made, and to at them
into her mouth Ia difficult matter. II they
are not handsome she will never bs satisfied,
and there are many who are not willing to
pay sufficient prices to enable the dentist to
give as much time and thought to the man.
facture Of their teeth a. they might do
otherwise" ."R =. aalaa.' - q o.1.-
do you experisnce much trouble in pull
ing children's tssthr T.saa,l s. -
ANone at all We never force children |
Into the chair, and II they show signs of |
nervousness We distract their attention by |
talking Of other thing and sometimes send |
them home, telling them to call tomorrow, i
and when they return their little teeth pull |
sally, and 1t Is soon over. No, sir, 1t Ia not
the women and children who make the |
trouble in this business Il il the man. /
Great, strong. hearty creatures who ought |
10 be ashamed Of thewselyes There comes
one Of them now Just look at him, He
looks a. Il be had lost every friend in the
world. He will begin by giving the de-
Eailed ailments Of his teeth, and the vicissi-
'udss through which he has passed with
'thsr operators, and I will begin by dosing
aim up with ether and closing him up.
Hes nos troubled with nerves. Il won't
aurt him." rr.r.-.... .F.............1-