The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-22
TALK ABOUT TEETH.
Implanting, Transplanting and
Replanting.
SOME MARvEls or DENTISTRY.

The rine Has Cams whea He whe Has
Loot HE Chewing Apparatus Can
Have II Replaced.
|" How does ii h&npen thsf poets never
write sonnets addressed 10 their mis-
srssses teethg To be sure. now and then
one reads Of .peariy teeth, walls OF ivory.
but there seems TO be an utter lack OF APP
probation Of the important part played by
the teeth in The beauty and expression of
the lace. The general public, too, seems 10
take less interest in these important fac
tors than any other partof the face Why.
sir, the teeth almost make the face" Thus
spoke weli-knewn dentist in the Chicago
Hevul1 He continued: First, as 10 ex.
rressions- What intense descriptions
Dickens gave 10 the character and
appearance of the villain Carker in
'Domhey and Son. and how impossible TO
conceive OF him without his teeth. A
woman may possess the form Of Q Venus
de Medici. the face OF Beatrice and the
grace OF SAppho. vet il she have knotty
or gnAried or yellow or decsying teeth her
beauty serves her little. To be surc. the
structur 81 formation of the mouth and lips
varies greatly in human beings In some
the hips meet 50 closely, in Others the
mouth is so narrow. that. by little prae-
tice. a woman thus possessed can hide her
worries tolerahiy well even when she smiles
But in most cases this is not possible
have seen il stated that moustaches be-
ma fszh ~ L.
cause some leaders among the aristocracy
had faulty teeth. and wished to hide the
defects"
What class OF people have the best
teeth negroes 7" inquired the reporter.
THAT is an error into which the world
has fallen. 1t ali comes of the contrast. II
IN Angio-Saxon have yellow or dirty teeth
they viii show, because of the white skin
of their owner. This is not so with black
person. have had occasion 70 investigate
this subject. and should say that those who
have the best teeth are those Who care for
them best In these days, when scientists
ride the hobby Of hereiity hard. 1t is Gus
tomary to hear mach of congo initial inheri-
lance. Thus one will say: Il use no spec
tacles, although am turned So Or an
other will declare that his rheumatic
twinges are the result OF his fathers expos
ure before be was born. II is my decided
impression that heredity has little or moth
ing 70 do with the teeth. Let child of
years of age be placed in charge Of dem
tist and my word for it. though Its years
should be extended to . hundred, not one
tooth would be lost
swhat causes decsy?"
Neglect chiefly. Tartar can't get In its
destructive work If one viii cleanse his
teeth properly. I'll return to this matter
presently. 1t is but fair to say that one s
food has something to do with it, For i'm
stance: II Is claimed that the bone maxi
ing foods contribute to their preservation.
Bread made from Indian cornmeal is
especially commended. Some men have
gone so far a. 10 claim that climatic influ-
ence Is often direct upon the teeth, some
times healthfully and sometimes other
wise. That food may and does have direct
effect is undeniable. The vegetable micro
organisms, whose product produces direct
decay, can only find their way into the
mouth from without. and this is done
chiefly as stated. NoInteiligent dentist any
longer recommends soap to be used in
cleansing the teeth. il being their testimony
that il will turn the whitest teeth yellow.
And it has been demonstrated that these
N mute organisms have been brought to
the teeth in this way. II soap, then as
suredly other substances. A serious mis-
take made by many people Is that Of buy
ing tooth brushes as big As horse brushes.
They should get the smallest, rather. and
those with stout bristles well apart. II
there are spaces between the teeth Ii IL
very important that the bristles get in be-
tween them. IL is there that tartar is
likely to form easiest and make rapid
progress before II Is discovered. In this
connection may say that some dentists
have committed objectionable blunders in
running q disk or tile between them. A
patient should enter . protest. vigorous
and effective, against such action. The
oily thing to be used in cleansing the teeth
Is tooth powder. That Is 70 the teeth
what soap is 10 the skin II one finds he
cannot remove the tartar from his teeth,
he should go at once to his dentist In
nine cases in ten. however. good stiff
brush with tooth powder viii he effective. !"
Dentistry has made some long strides OF
late. supposea"
Yes No calling, or profession. or trade
can show greater progress than dentistry.
II goes without saying that we can give q
nan upper and lower sets of teeth so per-
feet as To deceive anyone save a skilled dem
list, and that are fair substitutes for the
original article. But we don't boastof that
very much. The skilled dentists Of today
are operators. and they usually turn over
their patients. who desire to have plate
work done, 10 Offices which do nothing
else"
Getting to he specialists. then7''
.Assuredly. This has been so for some
time in the larger cities. New York ard
Phiiadesphia make stiil further divisions.
the operators having nothing to do with
the extracting of teeth. am happy to say
sbs. an Office under q most skilifuI dentist
is being opened here for the administration
OF anarsfasfics and the extracting of teeth.
and nothing else. When any OF our
rs,sents desire 20 have teeth pulled we shall
send them with our card TO this once.
When. on the other hand. q patient goes