Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-24
new DENTIST SURGERY.
How the Tooth Carpenter Has
Been Superseded.
DENTAL SURGEONS AND THE. ARMY

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/ ger - Ogre. saliva Fsuntain 10
One Of the Latest Invsntions-Many
DIsctrieal Appliances New i Use.
THE talk Of appointing dental sur
geons to the army" said o professor Of
the New York College Of Dentistry to
reporter Of the New York Post re-
Gently, while no decisive steps have as
yet been taken In the matter. calls at
tention to the recent rapid advance of
dental surgery, which Is now practical
" new profession. That America 10
the birthplace Of the art Of dentistry
u conceded, and the American dentist,
Or dental surgeon, practices for love OF
his profession and seeks by advanced
modes Of scientific study and perfected
appliances to advance the science.
Modern dental science brings with
It an Accompaniment Of newly invented
electrical appliances and new modes Of
work. and the newest OF all 10 the man
who can perform absolutely painless
dental operations. The old time terror
Of all things dental has disappeared,
and, instead Of the courage to visit
ones dentist being born Of despair,
most Of our patients come regularly
about every three months to have their
teeth looked over and cared for IL nee.
essary. -.<,.% }r>F'>2&
i Dental surgery is really taught a. 4
speciality Of medicine, nowadays, and
almost the entire medical course is in
cluded in the dental education. which
embraces course Of three entire years
students being also compelled either
to attend the summer classes called in
firmary classes, at a dental college, or
file certificate that the time has been
spent In the Office of graduate dental
surgeon.
Zone Of the latest dental inventions
is the saliva fountain, which combines
with 1t faucet for running water, and
a saliva ejector, which Is great con-
venience and often a necessity, as in
many cases the saliva cannot be other
wise controlled during an operation.
It consists of a curved glass tube, act
ing on the principle of a siphon. Many
electrical appliances are now In use
and new ones are constantly appearing.
Electricity Is much used in modern
dentistry, notably AZ the motive power
for the dental engine. .%.,,.
The perfection Of dental anaesthesia
- one Of the greatest strides made in
the profession, and the manner Of driv-
ing the anaesthetic into the tissues by
means Of electricity 10 one Of the new
dental processes most in vogue. This
mode II painless, ~ It 10 by hypodermic
injection, 70 that the old time dental
butcher has been forever relocated to
the shslf In the company Of the tooth
carpenter Of former days. .>:.as@@:t@. v
"A comparison between old and new
methods can scarcely be- made, 40 the
methods are really all new, the old
dentistry consisting mainly Of ex-
tracing. which has now become q
speciality. Teeth are no longer extract.
ed IL it is possible to save them, and
for that reason crown work Is often
done. Bridge work and all sorts Of
artificial teeth are 50 perfectly made
as to escape detection.
1.-THE general laws Of asepsis and
sterilization of instruments in surgery
obtain in dental surgery, all instru-
ments being carefully sterilized before
and after use. An astonishing number
Of children, some as young as years,
receive dental treatment, the theory
being we'll supported that proper care
of the temporary set insures the prop.
er development and alignment of the
permanent teeth. So much of the fear
Of the dental operation has been re-
moved that the dentist has almost
practically ceased to BE- regarded by
the children as an ogre who delights
to infict suffering. e..
"Many women are also going into
dentistry, and, while they may be sue
cessful up to certain point. it seems
to me that it Is the last profession in
the world for women. An American
dentist settling In almost any Euro.
pean city Is fairly certain of success,
and for that reason many young men
who wish to live abroad study dentist
~ rather than medicine" 10y