The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-17

Furthermore, the ldDorlouS mttnN' u
turning them out by hahd has neen su t
perseded recently by macnlhe WHI.h
produces them at cost OF nineteen 0eh'S
apiece.
Electricity is employed also for pulling
teeth. To the battery are attached three
wires. Two Of them have handles az Ine
end while the third ls attached TO the iVs-
cops The patient grasps the handles, the
electricity Is turned on suddenly. anu ~
dentist simultaneously applies his totS"p,s
TO the tooth. The instant the too. l,,.,"
touched. IT. as well rs the aFr"v ,.ri,
parts. become insensible TO pain. 's'N
and IT is out. .,,od
one dentist at the convention rema,,n,
that there is not one tooth lost now ,ot
there used to be 100. II only tne ~
Is left. new upper part or porge, .a.,a-, Il
gold. called Grown" Is fastehssu .,, ursi
so as to be quite serviceable: ouPP in
that not even the root Is left. gap -.
the mouth IS filled in with one or gold
dummies" securely fastened py 18th
bridge" or otherwise 70 the souIu rare
Complete sets OF false teeth are
nowadays. . ..,,o-
The demand for tooth crowns CONES CONES
largely from baseball players. ioot ,oory
athletes. and bicycle riders, VINO ~ -.
apt 10 have their teeth broken OH o,.o' ~
But the last and most ingenious
the dental surgeon Is "imp.ana',gE, fav,
the setting OF new teeth INTO nv IL
and 10, ertidciai ones Cocaine having
been first applied for produclns -.
anasthaesia. hole IS drilled IN ,he J.NW
bone. and into this socket Eo"a ts
newly drawn from somebody -" -
set II the patient Is youne anu We
orous. the Osseous structure soon cIoSts
around Il. and by the time me gum -
healed the tooth IS ready TOT US II
should last for from three 10 zen 49, - =
In tho case Of an elderly or feeble per
1 y Mace by Sill
yer wires passing around the laWnonr.
One Of the most important improve
ments in modern dental pracuCe - III az
the point Of being accomplished. ~ WI
consist in the substitution OF porcelain
FOR gold IN tho filing Of teeth. especially
I'm places where repairs arc likely N
show For this purpose \ piece o. INN
platinum foil rs introduced into the cay
ity." and 50 manipulated as 10 lax "
exact form Of the hole. pc il W,.ir, lh1.iiI
Cd as n lining. Then Il is care',uny h M,y.s
drawn. so as not to disturb tNs SItV.
Thus IS obtained n mold, rom wren WI, ~. u
porcelain cast may be mace 70 III nv
cavity exactly. This is secured IN pidCe
by cement Tho trouble IS that no &C.
ment as yet invented Is prool o, T1s'''ir IN
the dlssolving power Of the Hu'uS -
the human Jaw. while receding and los
Ing It's brtfc-like character. mas nt'n
steadily growing narrower nis -.
change is going on even now, 50 liiit
pe0ple have not room enough IN thr1H
Ino,itbs for the continent Of teeth win
which nature has provided them. Mtny
persons are Obliged TO have two or Iour
teeth drawn 10 make room for the res.
The "wisdoms' being superiluous lol '"O
Of space. nature IS making llSln e. e.
noorar material IN every eenorauon. 20
thee "fbfr1 roolars" as dentists Term
them. begin to decay usually anu ia
10 be filed or pulled as soon as they ap-
pear. 49,. ,ost,,.
lost. It Is a comfort to know that artn-
cial ones cost only fifteen 10 eighteen
cents each ut the manufactured s. one
maker in New York. SOS Nir'Wy trttu
every year. They are porcelain com
posed chiefly II kaOlin. the ehalilel -
nut on with metallic oxides, the process
heinz so delicate that no two teeth are
exactly alike in cO.orinG. AFTER helhg
finished thousands Of them are taken to-
gether and matched I'm shades. lhrfe
are fifty different shades. CORRESPONDING
10 variations I'm the coloring or hatu,d
teeth Defects are often made In ialse
teetb en- as 10 render them more deceptive
20 the eye fhe best plates are or rup.
Der. Celluloid Is the pretuest material
for the purpose but It does not resist
the acids Of the mouth.
\ tooth Is n living structure; lnsiae
of each tooth Is a cavity filed with pulp
which gives It life. Nerves and blood yes
sells connect this pulp with the general
svstem and circulation Of the body. The
ivory surrounding the pulp Is covered over
bv a surface Of enamel Both ivory and
enamel are harder than any other bones
because they contain n greater quantity
Of bone earth Enamel on the tons Of
the teeth is one-sixteenth of an inch thick
II consists Of little six-sided prisms plac-
81 side by side and held together by an
exduisitelv fine cement. The ruln If the
tooth becomes diseased and tOOthaCho
followe. Tartar IS q secretion made 10y
three glands IN the mouth. fun Of small
living organisms which assimiiate mat
ter I'm the saliva and deposit IT an the
teeth IN the shape Of phosphate OF lime
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