The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-04
Grown and BridgeWOrI
Ancient and Modern
~ EDWIN ,. BROWN. ID. u. =.
seaffie's Lending Deati.t.
tbs First Ave. linton Block.


{tle who claim 70 replace teeth
bout plates or bridgework
viii give si.0oe for just one
<eolar Tooth and 5000 for one
sntist. recognized b. reputable au-
khcrity On Dental Prostheais, who
|ciaims that there Is such thing as
Alvcolar teeth.
! make this offer because there IL
In Seattle an Advertising Dental
IQuack who claims 10 do away with
Iplates. crowns and briagework and
who constantly SANDERS other Dent
lists IN his ads.
y A ouack Is one who sets forth
thcid and lying claims 20 do impos-
money hy false representation. fraud
and deceit.
ANCIENT DENTISTRY.
In a Civic Museum Of Corneto,
Italy. bridge made from rolled gold
hands and natural human teeth may
| be seen Il was found In the ancient
tomb OF an Etruscan. 1t Is a work
Of prosthefic art. when We consider
)fts age and tho civilization OF the
'Fima Ii was made. Today We would
hall II a five-tooth bridge. and u
lwcuit be cleaner and more sanitary
no wear than the junk which an al
Begged DENTS. In Seattle sells as
Substitute for brifwcwurk.
This ancient Dentist made a band
fof thin rolled gold 20 encircle five
&IfUHt frst1t rErn ne sn41FFt1 tnuf
partitions inside the hand 10 pass
fbetween the teeth from the front 20
1.-The back OF this band. This left five
Mpacss. 1nfo two OF these spaces In
- center. the two human teeth lost
the patient were riveted and two
Aaces on one end Of the bridge we're
I'D over two teeth remaining IN
fpatterts mouth. The one re-
ming space on the other end fitted
Ter q front tooth on the other side
-. -
bridge was set in place the bands
which fitted around three teeth In
*he meath held In two which had
bSen lost or taken out. This iden-
teal principle IL In use today. only
full gold crowns, porcelain crowns or
gold inlay Filings are used for
anchorage and porcelain teeth are
used rs a substitute for the lost nat
ural teeth. This ancient bridge.
made four thousand years ago or
more. should compel a wholesome re-
spect for the Dentists OF antiquity
because II far surpassss and eNccis
the substitute for brtdgework made
by some Of our Modern Know-Ails."
profession with their Quack brag~
gadocto.
MODERN BRIDcEwoRk.
There f. no such thing known 70
the science Of Dentistry as n system
Of replacing lost teeth without the
use OF plates or bridgework. when
an alleged dentist tells you that he
eliminates bridgework. and he sees
that you believe him. be knows that
he. has caught person whom he can
rob.
7 can construct bridgework which
Is far more clean and easily cleaned
and more sanitary than the natural
teeth. A tooth crown must be tight
fitting. a tooth must be properly
prepared 70 accommodate crown.
and the crown must be made strong
land durable. all surfaces must be ac-
cessibie 10 the tooth brush direct. or
the tooth brush must have direct
access 20 all sides and surfaces Of
the bridge. this Will prevent food
from lodging IN crevices and remote.
inaccessible places. and the problem
solved
THE SCIENTIFIC DENTIST.
Dental work ~ n mechanical art
- practiced by the rules Of dsvel-
,oped genius. The Dentist who com
iprehends the one five-thousandths
iof an inch and isbors TO bring his
work 70 the standard OF his ideals
/ IL bound 10 have more work than he
can do.
the real Dentist OF today is wiIi-
! ing 20 get right 70 work and do all
fha nice little detail drudgery nsces-
sary to beautify his work in detail
and make manifest his skill. while
the dental botch gives as little as ne
can for the patients money and con
coles himself by saying everybody
r. doing II"
HOT DENTAL AIR
Some Dentists give a large por-
fion OF hot air with very little work.
and they get away with II and the
money. but they are forgotten by this
world before they are gone, I'm 80 far
as kind memories OF their victims
are concerned. and civilization is un-
fAr bet p rfr4o ff4
hurna form as Dentists.