Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-13
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DENTISTS TRIALS.
Patients Expect False Teeth to Wea
a Lifetime.
The Happenings Of a Half Hour in One Den.
lists Office.

In the dentists chair. Who hasn't
enjoyed the sport? Who cannot look
back to some time in his or her life and
remember how great was the enjoy
ment-when the work was over. One
never realizes how bright and full Of
pleasure his routine life is until he has
to sit through an operation upon his
teeth. Here is where all the enjoy
ment comes in. 1t fills ones soul with
hope that he will live to enjoy the ordi-
nary life. as the time of the finish of
the job is approaching he is overjoyed
at the thought Of being once more able
to speak and once more the pain in that
tooth will be over, if a good piece of
work has been done.
rs that nerve a little sensitive?" in
quires the bland dentist as he digs away
and has lifted the patient out of the
chair by the slender thread in the tooth
known and respected as the nerve.
Well. yeth, slightly lisps the pa
tent, all the while cursing the doctor
of teeth under his breath but the doc
tor has him bridled with a curb bit
that will not allow much talking so he
cannot use his good English here and
resorts merely to the answering of the
question.
Il guess l will put little something
into the cavity to ease the nerve a lit
tie. 1t may possibly make it ache for
Il minute
Saying this he puts in a quart or
more of a mass made Of cotton batting
and some drug.
Yes. it does make the tooth ache
somewhat. In fact if the whole chair
was resting on that tooth it would not
feel much worse, but right here there
is q diversion in the affairs that causes
the patient to forget his troubles to
pity, for moment, the dentist
A man entered the office. He is
rather old and is apparently not over
burdened with money, neither is ne in
clned to part with the little burden of
the filthy lucre that he possesses.
Hello, DOCTOR" he salutes the tooth
filler, Familiarity. Il brought back those
false teeth that my wife had made here
a short time ago. You know you said
if they did not wear well to bring them
No. l. vnll ,,,I
when can have them?"
The doctor looks perpleXed and see
ing he had a long job on his hands to
repair the teeth tells the old man to
call in four days.
Excuse me a minute he says after
the old gentleman has left. He steps
along to a side desk and taking out n
record book looks up that indentical set
of teeth.
Hump, another case of gall" he re-
marked as he shut the book with n
| bang. Il made that set of teeth "A
years ago and they have the gall to
| bring them back after all these years
| of wear. Why, those false teeth are
old enough to vote and then to say that
| they havn't worn well. They expect to
have that job done for nothing but
| guess not I'll fix them. I'll make a
good thing off them yet
Still grinding his own teeth in his
rage he digs another time into the pa
tents tooth and slipping makes a ca
witty with that one blow in the jaw
! larger than all that he will make in
the large tooth in his hours work. Time
| is wasted to the dentist unless he can
make one of these cavities once in a
while, to see how he is progressing.
Buzz goes the little wheel of emery
or sandpaper as the dentist endeavors
to make a larger opening between two
teeth The two teeth are red hot and
the saliva in the mouth is sizzling and
| steaming. The smell of scOrched pa
per and rubber calls the man of teeth
back to memory once more and ne
comes to life again. He is doomed to
a great shock, however.
The door opens and in walks wo-
man. There is nothing remarkable or
peculiar about the woman. One could
see her, today and again on meeting
her. tomorrow, not remember Of hav-
ing met her before.
''Oh say. doctor, I have broken my
false teeth" she exclaims.
| The doctors face has assumed hard
glare He has dealt with the tooth
breakers before.
You see / was chewing" explained
the woman. Il was chewing on some
rock candy and these three teeth broke
off. I shall have to hire you to mend
them"
The stony stare was gone from the
doctors face and in its place was one
Of horror He acted as though he had
seen a ghost.
Are you sure you We're chewing rock