The Dental News Letter

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Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332989068
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Dental News Letter, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint) written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Dental News Letter, Vol. 6 A lady, advanced in years, consulted me; her lower front teeth had by the progress of absorption of the gums and sockets, become very loose she had yielded to the fascinations of some such advertisement as that above, and had had her teeth securely fastened and so, indeed, they were! From the appearance which they presented, I concluded that a mass Of metallic amalgam, miscalled mineral cement, had been taken between the finger and thumb of the Operator, and pressed into, and between, and upon the loose teeth, tarter, decayed bone, diseased gums, &c., just as a plasterer would take a dab of mortar on his trowel, and stuff it, pell-mell, into the crevices Of a clump Of loose bricks. The amalgam soon hardened, and formed what I'can only describe as one irregular, rough and misshapen mass, made up of the four loose lower incisors, and the two canines; these two last named, as is Often the case, being comparatively firm, and forming preps Of sup port to the cement. The result Of this plastering dentistry had been extensive inflammation of the gums and neighboring parts, internally as well as externally, and the patient was undergoing excessive pain and inconvenience. She was desirous that I should remove the fastening, but as I could not do so without removing the teeth also, and as she was not prepared to submit to this, she left me, and I have since lost sight of the ease. 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.