The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-23
Talks ON Teeth
BY 3. I. Rex, NJ. D.. D, D. s.
HELPLESS Dentists Extract
Loose Teeth.

The first noteworthy achievement in
dentistry was the discovery of rubber
plates, and this was quickly followed
by the equally noteworthy discovery
of bridge work The latter is the most
commonly used now, and through IL the
gold 80 universally used IN dentistry
became fad. Abont ten years ago II
became positive rage in America, and
il seemed that every other person one
met had gold placed somewhere on their
teeth
Bridge work was we'll enough in its
way, but | believed that il was not the
best that was possible. The principle
of the thing is that if you have one or
two or three teeth in row that are
loose and falling out. or so decayed
that the old-style dentist would prefer
to extract them, these teeth would be
extracted and artificial ones put in
their place. These artificial teeth would
not be sci perfectly into the gums or
into the alveoli, but would be fastened
by n gold bridge on both sides of n
good tooth. The good tooth would have
to be capped with gold crown, and
gold would also be run on the back of
the teeth, and in this way the bridge
formed, with one good tooth on either
side supporting the artificial teeth III
between For instance. in the very best
case of bridge work two teeth have TO
do the work of the entire bridge, which
certainly ls not practical. That is
bridge work. briefly told
The first objection 10 bridge work is
that it is not permanent. II may last
three or four years, and il may not
last that many months. There is no
certainty whatever about it, The other
objections are that the process is pain.
full with the torture always threaten
ing that the work may soon have 10
be done over again. II is very con
spicuous-apd we do not all. | hope,
like TO have the world know our
private affairs. II Is uucleanly. for
food gets under the bridge aud in the
course Of time fermentation sets in
This produces an inflammation and
makes it necessary to remove the work,
There are still other objections, but
these should be enough to convince any
one that if there is q better way that
better way should certainly be adopted.
SO much for the subject OF bridge work.
Now with regard 10 loose aud falling
teeth. The average dentist makes no ef-
fort 10 DO more FOR a loose tooth than 10
pull il. He does not know what else 10
DO. Such thing as attempting TO save
il does not occur TO him, simply because
he has never heard Of its being done,
With me il was diTerent-for that very
reason I thought it ought to lie done.
and eventually succeeded In doing 1t.
with diseases OF the gums the average
uenISl-ailu j lntlNdC the PROCESSION as 4
whole in the term ''average"-is still
more at sea. In the case OF a discharge
Of pus from the gums, technically known
as pyorrhea alveolarIs, they are utterly
lost They say it cannot he cured. l
say IL can, because | am doing II sue
cessfully right along
Third when il comes 10 a question Of
a plate OF false teeth the dentist lis ever
ready. Tha, Is something he likes TO DO.
because il takes mechanical ingenuity.
He has professional pride In making a
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10 think OF the misery he will cause that
person who has TO wear his internal
plate? And as a rule it is wholly un-
necessary, as for tho purpose Of making
the set the dentist often removes as
many as a dozen teeth, which could Just
we'll be permanently saved. But they
do not know how TO do II; there Is the
trouble.
BY my slveoi6r method we do away
loose teeth or put In new ones (Withour
plate) as good as your natural teeth
were.
We positively cure pyorrhe7 and all dis
eases OF the gums. and " You have two
or more teeth in either Jaw We will put
YOU in full set or any number of teeth
without plate and guarantee the work
You will find that we are reasonable IN
all our charges.
Examina tions and booklet Aveolar Den
tistry for the asking
REX DENTAL co.,
to7 1os -too 10 Mercantile Annex, over
Walkers Dry Goods Store,
Salt Lake.