The tightening of loose teeth : some technical innovations / by Witkowski ; translated from the first German edition by Edgar Neumann and William M. Gabriel.

  • Witkowski.
Date:
1912
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Credit: The tightening of loose teeth : some technical innovations / by Witkowski ; translated from the first German edition by Edgar Neumann and William M. Gabriel. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It is free from the usual tartar solvent acids, and absolutely innocuous in its action upon the enamel and the surrounding parts. The tartar thoroughly removed, I polish both the tooth and the root with pumice-stone mixed with per- oxide of hydrogen, and with quills, the elastic nature of which keeps them close to the neck, and permits penetration without any destruction of the soft tissues. 4. Loose teeth, if displaced, should be straightened and retained by means of ligatures, celluloid caps, or splints. In case a tooth is inclined, owing to the absence of its neighbour, it should be held up by interposing gutta-percha, so that it may be drilled for securing retention, and by means of ligatures fastened to the neighbouring teeth. Loose front teeth, if inclined, may be held in an erect position by tube teeth tied between them. In case a row of erected teeth are loose, they may be held in a fixed position by means of strong silk ligatures. Molars showing sensitiveness during the preparatory treatment are protected by a magnalium cap that retains the analgetic remedy. Lately we have obtained gratifying results by the use of Calxine, put on the market by De Trey. Noxolithe, the drug referred to, mixed with eugenol, after instillation, forms a valuable protective sub- stance for denuded painful necks, as hardening takes place even in the presence of saliva.