The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-18

DENTOR SPARE THAT PULP
During many years Of reading
your column I have learned o lot,
writes q distinguished dentor, but
alas, ne goes on 70 explain that he
has learned It from his experience
as q dental surgeon In two large
clinics and as Q co1lsultant In pri-
vate practice. still, he holds no
grievance against this column.
Though irked at times by the
hltntness" Of my style, he has found
Q good deal oS hoCse sense n my
teachings concerning the teeth. HeI
says these teachings have probably
diSpelled much Of the pretext and
mysticism Of certain practices. His
patients often discuss with him
things they have seen In this COLI
ufnH.
That's oil I want 70 know or &C.
complish.
How IL may be with the dentors
I don't know. But know how IL Is
with the doctors At first many Of
them give the merry ha-ha 70 the
crazy notions patients quote from
this column. A little later the doc.
tors begin TO marshall such "schien-
tific" or authoritative" views as
they can obtain to convince the
patient that my recommendation Is
"dangerous" or unsatisfactory"
Finally they quietly adopt the
radical idea or at least equip them
selves with some sort OF means TO
apply IL, and then meet the inquiry
with an eQuivocal answer - yes,
they use that method, but -.
The dentor then offers 9 sugges-
tion, which ! pass along for what
Il may be worth, frankly confess.
ing I know nothing about tho tech.
nicaI question involved. Il It were
my tooth I'd leave It to my den.
tors judgment, ] think.
1--WE agree that LIBERALIZATION or
extirpation Of pulps In badly car
ious teeth which deserve retention
Is the only way open to dentists"
II suppose II will be years yet
till some good dentor voluntarily
adopts the name dentor, but I'm
going to keep harnmering away at
it until It STICKS though we must
emphatically condemn pulp extir.
patton and the practice OF extern
sive destruction Of perfect teeth
for the purpose Of bridgework.
Sooner or later the Snutilated teeth
too have pulp involvement. I hold
that LIBERALIZATION Of normal pulp
Is under no circumstances Justified
safe cavity preparation for arti.
fetal replacement Of anterior teeth
may be necessary sometimes, but
for posterior requirements never"
Deyitalizing or extirpating the
pulp Is popularity called killing
the nerve" or removing the
nerve" One reason why this prac-
tice Is still common, the dentor be-
lieyes, Is because apprenticeships
and internships for dental students
or graduates, and formal CONSUL
tation In dentistry Is seldom
There Is by no means uanimity
of opinion In the dental profession
concerning the fate Of pulpless
teeth. Some good dentors regard
such teeth as dead" teeth and
think they should be extracted be.
fore they cause serious trouble
from local or focal infection. Other
rood dentors insist pulpless teeth
are not dead, and think they may
often serve o good purpose IN the
Jaw.
Stage Fright
what Is your method Of prevent
Ing stage fright, which we have
read 20 much about3 Nv. b. ~
Answer - Send stamped, ad-
dressed envelope for o copy Of DE-
yailed instructions.
EOod Allergy
Pecple who suffer from fool eller-
Ries. not mere obsesslonR, prejudioes
or dislikes, will be Interested In the
ecent observation that reduction In
ne quantity Of food taken and reg
lar doses Of pancreas extract (not
ancreatin, but an extract Of the
7hole pancreas gland) after each
neal, brings striking relief In many
distressing cases. I'M. d.
Answer-Thank you, Doctor. FIJI
teen grains Of such q pancreatic ex-