The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-09-11


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TIE weria's Largest Desssi Offices.
Initiated BY Mssy--Gsssied by None.
ft would require NOR. than IN. fun
equipment Of tho thFe. largest OF.
fires In Seattle 90 make one ike the
Brown Dental offices. and I need all
my room and cquipment 10 care for
my patients
TOOTH crowns.
Growing teeth as done today 10 a
modern practice. Before this modern
work could be successfully done the
anatomy. the physiology. tho nsrv.
supply and the blood supply 20 the
teeth had TO be known also a
knowledge OF pathology and dental
rateria medica IL required before the
mocha Meal skin 10 brought into play.
Every case IN which a crown IL
used IL accompanied by widely dtf-
fersnt rharRctsristics. and wide
variation 81 crowns are required To
suit the VARYING demand. II the work
IL done Ia a lifting manner
RICHMOND CROWNS.
A Richmond crown has no equal
for service and natural beauty and
durability for the anterior teeth.
wolves and requires tho greatest
skill Many Dentists do not advise
or use them because they fan to
grasp the principles involved In kheir
construction. and many substitutes
are used which are mere limitations.
In the use OF the Richmond crown,
the old or decAyed natural tooth f.
removed at the gum line 40 that a
perfectly sound root remains All
edges OF the enamel or peri CO.
msntum are removed and tight.
snug fitting collar OF gold IL made
90 III the root and extend gently
under tho free margin % the gum.
and now a gold cover II soidered on
the collar so that tho root is now
incaEed in gold. and n platinum pin
is passed through the gold casing
and extended into the root canal.
which has been carefully reAmed out
20 receive and fit ~. This pin ~ now
n facing or artificial tooth backed
and TIPPED with gold is soidered onto
the pin and tooth root cover and the
crown IL ready to set.
THE IMITATION SUBSTITUTE.
A substitute for the Richmond
crown II quickly and cheapiy made
because II has 20 collar and re-
auirss little skin or time 20 make ~.
but this t. n Miller crown. at one
priced Dentists swear in court that a
Miller crown was n bandless Rich
mond crown but ia fact ~ was n
cheap imitation for Richmond
crown for which poor woman paid
a ridicuiously high price. There are
many porcelain crowns but they
compare with the Richmond Just as
ready made suits compare with one
that Is made TO order.
PoRCELAI~ CROWNS.
There are cases where full por-
celain crown IL required They have
one virtue: they are inexpensive and
require less time.
GOLD CROWNS.
The most abused practice in Dem
tistry especially among Advertising
Dentists II making gold crowns for
teeth Just to get the money. In many
cases gold crowns nrc advised so as
10 get the $500. when nm alloy mn
ing for 400 would be OF FAR greater
Dtentist to be successful for any
length Of time who resorted to this
kind ~ robbery.
Tho gold crown has been much
criticized and condemned but never
theiess a. Hike bridRework is CON
dcmnea only by those who are I'M
able to properly make a. or those
VINO fAll WIN NNflI EpNN fiFNif ne
cause they make them for cases in
which they should not he made.
a tooth must be properly prepared
and shaped before tight fitting
rold crown can be made ana there Is
more work and skill required In
preparing the tooth than there Is in
making the crown.
MANY Dentists do not attempt To
make crowns. they make gold cans"
and call them crowns This abuse
should not he blamed on the crown
because Il Is the Dentist who Is TO
blame.
The facts are that millions of
teeth are saved and restored 10 use
fuIneasf by gold crowns that would
nave 20 be extracted ana lost n It
were not for the gold crowns.
guarantee all gold crowns for rs
years. which II longer than the teeth
will last in many cases also guar
antee that my gold crowns Ut, and I
sec TO Il that they are made TO fit
and the same gold crown which I
make for 1900 and $500 many
Dentists get from $1,000 10 $500 for
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