Recherches Sur La Carie Dentaire

Author : Theodor Leber
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330102336
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Dental Caries and Its Causes written by Theodor Leber and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Dental Caries and Its Causes: An Investigation Into the Influence of Fungi in the Destruction of the Teeth Having accidentally met with Leber and Rottenstein's Recherches sur la Carie Dentaire, I was so struck with its views upon a cursory examination that I was induced to give it a more careful perusal, and finally to translate it, that others might have the benefit of them. Since the publication of Dr. Bowditch's investigations, some thirty years ago, vague ideas of "Animaculæ" in the mouth, and of their influence upon the teeth, particularly in the formation of tartar, have prevailed, not only among dentists but their patients. There have also come to us across the water rumors and indefinite statements of discoveries of Fungi in diseased matter of all kinds, and, on the principle "omne ignotum pro mirifico," these statements have been adopted without investigation, and the invisible world has seemed to be coming at once to the front, and claiming a much larger share of our life and welfare than the visible. Fungi have also been described in the teeth, but, until the publication of the present treatise, nobody has seemed to put his finger upon a fungus, and point out its work in any specific way. The authors have stated their points clearly, and have given their methods, so that those who desire can easily follow in their tracks either to verify or confute. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.