Telegram-herald., 1889-06-06
THE DENTISTS.
IhslE DslsSs Yesterday aa5 ths Pro-
srass for the "a ae~t4ax foday-

srass for the aestlas fsday-
The dentists met again yesterday
morning aud listened ~ and witnessed
tie clinics published La yesterdays
TELEsRAN-ilERALD.
TIE program - given w4s slightly
changed. % * ~ tie absence OF some
ol those ho ~ere 10 have been pres
ents bat their PAGES @ere hlied b
others.
Dr. l.. NJ. Long, o. Monroe. gave ex-
hlb.si0n of the extraction of teeth
wnlle the subject IS under tae Influence
u 4n anssthetc. IIe used u.tr0-oxalie
~ ~ ga, HDlcL most people call SIMPLY
laughing gas. and has reservoir oil
as oHu Tor adm 8l-terng {.
DF. CALVIN s. CASE. 0f Jackson, eXn b.
ted Z 5oIt rub0cr artificial palate, to be
used Tor a c0ngent4t cleft A. 10 = Il
work OF >0ule llme 10 make and IL one
Oi these palAtes Tor patent, ne Was
Obliged 10 snow It's use uy plaster casts
ot previous eases. The artificial palate
Is SAID 90 enable the Wearer 10 euuncl-
at az clearly as though Il was natural.
Dr. 4. VI. Phillips. Of Battle Greek,
illustrated the uilng ot teeth with tin
and the placing OF gold crown upon
the bOdy nllng. The TN is supposed
% pTe-e rye IHe teeth better than the
gold, although the gold cap Is not often
put Ou uy dentists.
+. K. Jackson, Of thi, city, showed
the operation of the simple nihng OF a
mOlar tooth with gold. and Or. \.
Robinson illustrated hl, new process of
gold fIdng, Dy winch work cam bc done
IN less time than 10y the old methods.
Dr. &. Ii. Dyer exhibited the MOOlley
/ Electric Motor as applied 10 dental
machines, and Dr. /. +. owen the
Detroit Electric Motor as used Tor the
same purpose.
Or. 4. v. Coleman, OF Lansing, ex-
hlblted the Byrne's plusger Tor gold
filing.
The most Interesting thing of all, 10
those who saw Il. was shown 10y PrO-
tcssOr Taft, OF Jackson. ItwaS q spec.
men OF OF dentists work as done 300
years ago, and was sent him IN March
last, 10y a former pupil who is now III
Rome. Ii Is called 10y tine profession
"bridge work" ," and was natural tooth
having around its base a gold band,
which, wnen i'm the mouth OF the
passing around the two teeth ncare,tlt.
IL was found in tomb IN Etruria,
Italy. which was recently opened, and
/ bore a date which showed that the
/ skeletons it contained were those OF
dead persons placed IN it at least 800
years before the Christian era. Its
authenticity, the professor thinks, Is
unquestiOned, and II so, he has a val
liable relic. The skull N which 1t was
found crumbled TO dust when an at
| tempt was made 10 remove II from It's
resting place.
! In the afternoon the local members
/ of the profession took the visitors out
! for drive 10 the Soldiers Home, then
through the WiddicOmb and Berkey u
/ Gays furniture factories, and then out
10 the lake, after which everybody had
4 splendid supper at the Morton, which
| they enjoyed most heartily, under the
sweet influences of NurZburgs : band.
In the evening DR.. G. +. COTbin of
It. Johns, read a paper on what shall
! we do IN the ease" and DR.. +. G. Moore
! of Detroit, lecJuTed on Something"
Following Is the program for this
/ morning:
l.. L. Davis. Detroit. Gold nllng using
electro magnetic mallef.'
/ Albert Robinson. Grand Rapids, New pro
! cess in gold filling"
| FW Temple. Grsnd Rapids. The use Of
/ Platinum and gold filling.
: r. owen. Grand Rapids. The use of electro
/ magnetism iu gold filing.
". A. Doriand. Grand Rapids, section of
/ bridg worH."
Voluntary clinics.