The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-03-03

though his name appears In the sds
refreshments.
Attracted By Advertisement.
Brown was attracted 20 the Rex
Dental Parlors by tho ADVERTISE
menta Of aIYeolar dentistry. sup
posed 70 be a remarkable. patented
/ process Of restoring lost teeth IN q
jaw which contains a lonesome
molar or two.
The right to practice this won
derfui system Of dentistry has been
the subject Of spirited controversy
between two local dental firms Ia
the advertising columns Of certain
newspapers. not including The Star.
The Rex Dental company elAlms
20 hold exclusive rights and patents
TO this remarkable system OF dem
I tistFy which Is supposed 10 cause
the ethical practitioner 10 turn
green with envy. but. in spite II
patent rights. the Ohio Dentists,
/ Third aY aud Pike st., also sdver4
tiae the same method In the adj
I yoriieements OF both firms exclur
sive right to this mysterious process
IL claimed.
Star investigates.
Curious TO find out about this
wonderful dental discovery. a rep
reseutatiTe OF The Star has made
an investigation. he has learned
what alyeolar dentistry Is.
Il IL merely q name.
But II IL an attractive. high sound
lug name. we'll calculated to catch
the reader OF the little booklet wide
ly distributed by the Rex Dental
company and start him on the read
where man and money separate.
There is nothing remarkable
about aiveolar dentistry. There IL
nothing new. Il has been practleed
for some years by upto-date dem
lists. but # Is known 20 the dental
profession as saddle-bridgework. 10
consists In fitting bridges over tho
/ gums in such manner that all the
strain viii not fall upon the support.
ing teeth. II Is commonly practiced
by Seattle dentists
I But aiveolar dentistry Is not tha
only speciality OF the Rex Dental
company. Sure cure ~ pyorrheh. a
common and supposedly incurahle
disease Of the gums. is also adYer-
tised
Pronounced ineursble.
Pyorrhea has been pronounced
| incurahle by most eminent dentists
In the profession one suffering
I from the disease ultimately loses
the teeth from the portions OF the
gums affected. Treatment some
times arrests the disease. but no
treatment which will cure is known
10 the dental profession.
A patient suffering from pyorrhea
visited the Rex Dental parlors re-
Gently.
is DIR. Rex in7" he inquired Of
the portly dentist In charge,
No. but | will attend TO your
work for you" replied the man.
truthfully. because Or. Rex is also
merely a name as far as Seattle is
concerned.
The pyorrhea condition was quick.
/ ~ discovered by the dentist aud
greatly exaggerated TO the anxious
patient.
Plays on Fear.
III this is not attended TO you
will ultimately lose all your teeth,f
| the patient was warned.
What will a cure COST he in
quired.
4 think | can cure you for SIS,
but sometimes IL costs as high as
1925 To- cure case Of pyorrhea,'
replied the dentist.
How Will you do III"
Il will serape the roots Of tho
teeth from which the gums have re-
ceded aud give the gums q chance
to adhere again. he replied.
Easy money, indeed. Sl25 for
scraping the roots Of teeth 20 cure
an incurable disease.
The seraping process is In uni
versal use among dentists TO arrest
pyorrhea. but is not usually claimed
20 cure the diease.
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