The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-02

the Unfted states.
<xTHE man or women who Is much
troubled over the necessity Of
having an artificial tooth insert
ed" said popular dentist the
other day, 'may take consolation from tae
fact that there are about n,oo6. o0o OF such
teeth manufactured and sold annually y
the United States. allowing on an average
one artificial tooth every four years to
each man. woman and child In the coun-
try, including Indians, negroes and tramps
''on the authority OF the greatest manu-
factnrer OF dental supplies in the country.
there are over ia.00O ounces OF pure gold
worked UP annually Tor dentists use n
material for niiine teeth, In plates ard
soldiers. the value OF this gold approximat-
Ing H.oo.0oo In addition there are aE,ou.
5000 ounces OF platinum used annually by
the various manufacturers of porcelain
teeth. to say nothing of the large amount
OF silver amalgam prepared for inconspie
nous filings. such as those In the back
teeth
There Ia no other profession which has
made create strides during the last few
years than has dentistry, and the number
OF practitioners has steadily increased ur-
I'll now there are ~. a. dentists in the
United States. Even the little towns OF
Alaska have their dentists. there beng nine
engaged In practice In the territory.
As figures do not lie. the majority of
these men cannot have very much to do
because - 90. go of false teeth and 81. 600.
900 worth of gold for filings, etc. divided
equally between 2n.ae2 dentists. allows
only about 100 teeth and a little less than
tso worth of gold per annum TO each dent
let. As the popular practitioners in large
cities use many times these amounts.
many OF them earning from s.. on0 to tik-
90 a year In the practice of their profess
sion. II will readily be seen that n good
many Of the smaller ones must fall far
below the annual average
.sThe use Of electricity has worked won
ders In dentistry. Until the discovery OF
the X rays IL was often necessary to re-
move tooth In order 10 learn the nature
Of some trouble Mt the root. but now the
root and portion Of the sawbone may be
photographed by means Of the Roensgen
rays. the cause of the trouble located and
the tooth generally saved.
The average person. however. consid-
ers the discovery of what Is called dental
casarhoresis' to be Of far greater import
ance TO them personally. because OF its
unprecedented power to deadcn pain.
"Casaphoressx continued the doctor
rs the process OF driving anaesshetics
into the bone tissue or dertine. by means
az a gentle current Of electricity applied
Go the cavity itself. The method Is rather
Interesting. lha cavity r. FIRST cleansed
as thoroughly as possible without causing
discomfort 70 the patient. and IL then
cfosea with plug ~ cotton rust large
enough 30 fitl II without undue pressure
AZ any point The electrodes IS placed IN
the naois.ened hard Of The patient. who IN
required 10 grip n Just tight enough 70
secure q good connection. the anaexthstic
n, he used ss drawn into the barrel Of the
syringe. and injected inso the cotton The
current s~ then turned on and gradually
Increased until the proper aro1nf IL
reached. IL eousnieie Insulation IL ee
cured. the process Is net accompanied by
sensation 81 sny kind. and the satS@-
sIuenf drilling which r. necessary tn nrie.
so cleanse ths cavity pvsor - filing II can
BIZ Aorsa with no arpv~rishae degree ~
rain without the aid ~ cafarhaTeS.s,
however there IL no saen thtrg 80 god
workmanship IN painless dentistry.
ssrsst shs rev 'easaphorte bleaching -
even rsose appreciated hY women The
bleaching fsuiT - driven into ttse soosh nv
yrseAysx If n CURRENT 81 electricity Ia \ way
similar ~ that Ia which nn anarssheflc
II driven fmta sensitive t@nssss Ever a
teeth that has Become very much 8ts-
ruteresi IS n result Of Improper treatment
az a dead nerve NAV hs rendered heaa-
f5gagSy white ~ this means In fact. ete~-
frssfsy IS row used by the wr-so-tss,a
ssnfssa fee rssrty everything connected
VITA his wefE IL ~ u~es foe killing
nerves y rversss she treaigs ssv ctsftsng
ard iAe rssai1ss fer nassns. white Isghs -
xssrgsssA - fnN -ssath lamp ard heat 80
,hs ret ar xyrsnge ~ she same rnsAnS
TIE dentist % s~entv-Sv~ ~ even .sn
years agns aAa bad n@s kept abreast Of
she i.sya~s. wcsalS hardly know what 70
make of sAe many improvements tF shs
sxsssse~u rsaeslsfonsrs operating rnrrn. The
xte-zitssr fer Instance. fnta whssa every
. Instrument Is raScsa AFTER h%i>g used -
new considered as necessary = past ok