The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-22

tooth thai las previously been in she Jaw,
OF some other person
But Why should that other person lose
. good tooth ~
For many reasons: ofseness. thorrA.
because Of overcrcwding. have in = isf
there foar beautiful lvories that I TOOL
from the mouth Of = young lady. Bat /
viii come 10 that presently"
VIII the tooth thus implanted take rs,of
and grow 20
swer ali the purposes al q % the mouth.
born tooth. However. such inpsantAtions
rarely endure more than tvo or three
years. the roots becoming absorbed. as ia
TIE case with milk teeth. Some dentists
OBJECT 70 this. ~ they alieges for tear Of
transmission Of scrofaIous or other
maaadies- l think. however. that this fear
- groundiess. because the carefuI
antiseptic treatment We subject the
teeth 70 viii prevent the commanica.
ton OF any disease. Besides ara
always very careful 10 inquire into the
health ef any patients from whom ex
tract teeth for the purpose named. Next
as TO sranspianting. I extract the snags
from the jaws OF the old fellow. ano
promptly pat in their places teeth have
on hand. just as In the case OF impasnting.
The only difference between the two pro.
essses Is that in the first case MI spaces
that have long been vacant. and tn the
second spaces that have Just heen made
In some instances the patients own mouth
furnishes tooth for the purpose. - where
say. the lower jaw Is overcrowcd and We
have 70 extract tooth. which will take the
place OF decayed one in the upper, OF
vice versa.
'The third process, replanting, il this
wise: l find that the old widower has Q
tooth that can be saved, but Is located in
conveniently for successful filling. In that
case ! extract the tooth. ill ID maybe n
two or three places. polish il. and q
quickly - may be put it back in its cid po.
sitson. Ny experience Is that teeth thus r..
planted last through . mans natural life.
A very small percentage Of failures results
from il. In the other two cases they are
more frequent
1t would be possible. then. for ron Ia
MI . mouth, now occupied with false
or plate teeth with genuine. sure-encu1h
teeth
Certainly. II one is willing to give the
necessary time to il and bear the expense
of 1t | would undertook to implant twenty
eight or thirty-two. as he or she might de-
sire. Where the patients nerves are un.
equal to the planting proceSe we adopt
what We cali bridging. That Is to say.
where the vacant spaces do not exceed
three teeth. we take the number required.
saw the roots or and make them fast 10
the teeth on either side by gold hand.
The bridged teeth are about ~ Arm ~
though set in the Jaw.
AS TO overcrowded teeth and the widens
ing OF roofs Of mouths, STRENGTHENING teeth
that are ont Of the perpendicular and many
other processes, you would discover skill
as admirable - that employed in CARVING
an Apollo from senseiess marble. A few
months ago highly accomplished young
lady of IL came 70 me TO be operated on.
The roof OF her mouth was 30 narrow that
II seriously impaired her articulation. and
her teeth. while remarkably white and
solid. and. may say. shapely, were grow
ing in all directions. some crosaing each
other and some growing outward and
othars growing inward. II was tho worst
looking mouth ever saw, and spoiled what
otherwise would have bssn beautiful face
consented to take her case, solely upon
the condition that she would place herscli
entirely under my directions. and / nd.
monished her Of what she would BE- called
upon TO endure. To this she gave her con.
sent, and her courage was wonderful
throughout the trying ordeal. Today there
il no woman IN Chicago who can show
mouth whose interior Is prsttier than hers
The teeth are regular shapely and beau
tifuL The roof has been widened properly
Of IN orderly mouth 10 beyond price. and
il Is possible for any one 70 have IL. pro-
vided he IL willing 70 bear the pain and en-.
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