Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

dentist OF about the same period. is
probably not as well known In tho
united States as IL is in France, where.
n i"i" II monument was erected to
ms memory. The monument Is dedi-
Gated TO Horace Wells, tho disroycrcr
| OF surgical ancathcsa. and to his de-
Notcd French disciple, Paul Bert"
Commands Devotion Vow.
III thc American dentist commanded
wide popularity in Europe before
, ,m. VAT. lie commands genuine dcvo-
.ion now. In the American hospital
IN Paris he has worked day and night.
a'tSr serious artillery engagements,
guiding whole new jaws and making
nc" Plates OF teeth for wounded SOL
dicrs. In this war, where SO much OF
tho fighting is Jono in tho trenches.
most OF the wounds arc head wounds.
IN an immense number of cases tho
Jaw is injured But. In any event,
nc wounded mans teeth must he re.
paired.
The regular hours OF tho dental
corps OF the American Ambulance. Hos.
p'lai I'm Paris, arc from . until :, but
"hch the wounded arrive in IarSe
numbers from the front sleep is not
only postponed hut sIspcu,;cd. urtiI
All the patients arc cared for. At In.
beginning Of the war. The French did
not realize the grave Importance OF
good dcntition In their soldiers. and az
result tho teeth ct a large per.
N''""c " frchcH wounded are in
bad condition, All arc in need Of rr,I
ING and ctcanin- Nineteen out of
twenty require Filings. FIFTY Dcr cent
nave assesses OF one kind and am
cthcr. aud nearly 20 per cent must l..
furnished with plates to replace lost
teeth.
There arc ten DENTISTS ana MIN.
nurses in Tho American Amtul,u.r
ocntal corps. In tho morning each Of
mo doctors makes The rounds OF Il
ccrtaiu numbor Of r"ds in h:s division
repairing tho teeth OF mon VII, c,unn,
he moved I" tic dcutuI opcra,iur- room
and making plaster casts Of particu-
iarl! an cult cases. The Treatment. Of
:. jaw wound is always lony and CON
plicatcd: the dentist mus, be a skill
III. surgeon, and the apparatus re-
1rircd Is elaborate. In the nrst rlare
the misplaced bones must be moved
back into position aud held in plsc, by
splin,s
Tissues Arc RcplsreS.
some parts OF TISSUES utterly de.
s'rogca must be replaced by metal or
Nu'canitc In some eases. tho jawbone
itSclf 1" missing. and has to he replaced
hE licco OF bone taken from som.
othcr portion OF the patients body.
SAY the rib or Tic sh'nhonc. MI
ms must be done by the dental sur
Scon before the plastic surgeon can
begin his moldnE OF new features fer
tho patient with skin also grated from
different parts Of his body.
Other complicated eases arc where
the teeth arc jho; out OF place by bull
let's and become inhaddcd i'm III. .of,
tissues OF the face and head II also
often happens that a nerve win l.. Iain
harc by tho fracture of Il tooth which
mas been hit by bullet. and cause
INC most intense suffering tn ths
wonnHcd man until II il cared fol,
These arc only some Of tho peculiar
or The American dentists working in
III" war hospitals Of Europe hut ti,cy
illustrate the fact that too great at.
tcniion cannot be paid TO the import.
"rcs Of healthy teeth in soldiers I:
al "hsccssoh tooth should bccomc i'm
hcddcd in tho tissues of tho nose or
check. for instance. ii might cause
death.
NJ tho beginning OF tho war Ger
nnny wns til" Only nation oc all TIA
bc!i!Scrcnta which realized this fact
FOR hftcen years prior TO 1919. Gcr-
many had maintained dental clinics IN
its schools primarily to insure the
healthy dcntiiion OF the young men 60
ms INTO the army. once in the army,
the army dental corps saw to il Tint
ever? soldiers teeth remained in good
condition. No tine WAS wasted on .c.
count OF toothachc after the mon wcrc
in camp. ana there was no INDIGESTION
on account OF their inability 10 Chew
the army ratiors. II may sound tx.
trc'nc 10 tie layman. but the expert
states that tho superior teeth Of tho
i"rnlan army have had i great deal
10 do With IT'S efficiency
Fortunately. all tho American d"n-
lists have rot gone TO Europe Ilu;.-
drcds OF them have already enlisted IN
the Preparedness League Of American
Dentists and are ready to an.wcr the
call OF TIC government for dental scr.
vices 's soon rs tho drafted army be.
gins TO assemble.