New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
IMPLANTING TEETH.
ANEW METHOD INTRODUCED.


NEW SOCKETS MADE IN THE JAW AND THE TEETH
INsERTyD
The process of transpanting and of repantng teeth
is at least 100 years old new method however, Of
putting teeth where they will do the most good has
just come into the light of day and is being tested
by dentists 1t is known as implantIng Speaking on
this general subject. Dr. Norman w. Kingsley pres
dent OF the Dental Society of the State OF New York;
said
sThere are three kinds Of operations involved in the
planting OF teeth and they known replanting,
transplautins and implanting Replantng IL tho
operation where the teeth removed and replaced
in the Same mouth and the same sockets transplant
in consists in taking the teeth from another mouth
and placing them in sockets from which the teeth or
roots have recently extracted and impanting Is
the process making sockets in the solid bone or
where the teeth have long been extracted and the bono
bas become solid and where the teeth from other
months or the same mouth are implanted in the solid
bone Transplantng and replantlng are old metht as.
one of the earliest in them being that OF John
Hunter some hundred years ago In his experiments
he found that a tooth recently removed appeared 70
grow when transferred to the comb oil COCK ena
this and similar experiments led him 10 conclu9e 'nas
a tooth would grow in firmly when surrounded oy
living TISSUES and ti in many instances led TO
the process OF transplanting teeth. Upon inns was
based the plan OF removing bad teeth ana putting N
their Mace fresh teeth obtained rom the mouth OF
another persun This tooth was placed IN the newly
made socket and in recent times the tooth has
been reT owed, cleaned the pulps remover, one or
both and then the tooth replaced IN the same socket
This latter is particularly the where the teeth nave
been Knocked out by accident injury and they have
adhered. ,.,..
mated with DR. Younger of California. tie conceived
the idea OF making entirely new socket III the soma
bone an mplantine there ,oo,h nom ,he sals
mouth or from that Of another person As this process
Is IN its experimental stage il il not possoe 10 teh Nee
how long teeth so implanted will remain hrm IN the
lfa hoE hQAn
obtained the teeth in instances thus far tired when
manipulated by skilled DENTIST nave taken VI 'or-
gu ,ly TO their new environments and seemingly
satisfactory results have ensued yet, as saia II
impossible yet to say how long implanted teeth VIII
remain firm
This process is based the theory that i the
membrane which originally surrounded tne 'oo.n s't
adheres TO it, although has become dried even III
will be fevitalized when the tooth IL imp anel IN us
new socket Theories, however, are OF little value IN
the present stage of the experiments Still the fact
remains of which there question: that teeth have
been implanted in these newly made soeAets nave
remained for many months ana appear TO nave adneu
vitality to the solid tissues surrounding them ,ney
have 80 remained for eighteen months. nave seen
some cases where he adhesion has been 40 conPy'e
that they would defy an expert TO tell wcn VII, 'no
Unbalanced teeth and which were there oflghai,S ~
shown biz the color and transucencT oil the tetn anu
the hardness of the gum all OF which were qu'e 'n"'
of the original teeth. -. 10 ~.
IN come much IN among dentists. the doctor -ad'
" here very few men now brave enough W 'n"o'
IL
that they sometimes rush IN where angels letT 10
tread and in time tney will have the hardhooa 10
undertake anything. a., -. r.
natirnts to have other peoples teeth thus thrust down
their tbroats il we're, especially WIN reference 10
possible liberation and the ills attendant upon the
existence of the tooth on that Is IN one ssIso .
matter of taste" was TIE laughing relolnder, but
natient who wants a bad tooth supplanted by gooi
one who wishes an ugiy row OF teeth stray
out aud finds that mpianiing Is tue only hope-saVo
by a long and tedious process with screws and ruooer
bands-gill not make much bones OF sqGeamishnrss
As for liberation AMI Assesses. don't think there
as much danger of them "a IN many instances whero
the natural teeth left in the jaw with dead pups
and are improperly. In these cases OF ImpiantinS
or trausplanng there Is really less danger OF uleera-
ton from the feet that the teeth. being ont OF tie
month can he thoroughly cleaned and their pulps
removed before they are implanted or repanted ana IL
there are any abnormal deposits upon them these
can be removed and the teeth can then go INTO he Jaw
in a perfectly healthy condition. and under the cTcum
stances nothing injurious II, likely 10 ret III.
The dentist produced model in pasterof-paris or
set of teeth on which two teeth stood ont prominently
from the rest dsfgurng they must have done, the
Jaw Within last three days" SAID he. =" have
removed two front teeth standing olt of line and dis
figuring the mouth OF patient have made new sockets
and have implanted the teeth in regular line with the
adjoining teeth. In this the teeth themselves.
the gum ami the bone which they were placed were
all pertectly healthy. The teeth were removed while
the patent was under the influence OF nitrous oxide
ras and while they were OF the mouth the pups Of
both teeth removed and the cavities nlled with
gold in making the sockets there was verv little
pain experienced by the patient; IN cutting the
alveolar process there very little feeling. no
nervous tissue passing through tor unless you pass
beyond the point which you SHOULD there Is no nervous
tissue to be encountered and consequently there =
very little or no pain. But In cutting the gum and
tissues | used cocaine and think that the pain was
considerably lessened thereby; at any rate. tho
patient suffered little II much, III this process as
the average patient does In other operations upon the
teeth"