A new system of treating and fixing artificial teeth : the art to prevent the loss of the teeth with instructions calculated to enable heads of families to adopt the author's practice of treating and preserving the teeth ... / by Frederick A. Eskell.

  • Eskell, Frederick A.
Date:
1862
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Credit: A new system of treating and fixing artificial teeth : the art to prevent the loss of the teeth with instructions calculated to enable heads of families to adopt the author's practice of treating and preserving the teeth ... / by Frederick A. Eskell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CLEANING THE TEETH, The teeth of every person ought to be cleaned by a dentist, at least once every twelve months, although a predisposition in the teeth of many persons to collect extraneous matter may require more frequent repetition. With respect to the tooth powders to be used, those which are of vegetable composition are recommended as the safest. Acids of all descrip- tions ought to be studiously avoided; they will beautify the teeth for a short time, but waste the enamel and weaken the gums. In some persons, a tooth often becomes diseased and wears totally away, without giving the slightest pain; this may happen from the previous destruction of the nerve, or it may arise from its becoming- ossified, as in old age. The first symptom of disease in the teeth is soreness when touched, or when exposed to any external influence. This hint ought always to be attended to, as the removal of extraneous matter, scarification of the gums, or some equally simple operation, if performed early, will generally remove the painful symptom.