The Journal Of The Ontario Dental Association

Author : William George Beers
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780483337947
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (379 download)

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Download or read book Dominion Dental Journal, Vol. 8 written by William George Beers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Dominion Dental Journal, Vol. 8: Official Organ of the Ontario Dental Association I have, after devoting considerable attention to it, come to the belief that the saliva is an agent which may (be employed to materially assist in determining the success which will attend the filling of many cavities, and that it is of sufficient importance to warrant greater attention at the hands of the dentist than it receives. It is true, I think, that the teeth of some are much more susceptible to after influences than others, and to successfully determine a tooth in which such influences are likely to be harm fully exerted is often a very difficult task. We may fill two cavities precisely similar to all appearances, in different patients, physically alike; we may do our work'with equal thoroughness. In one, the filling may prove a lasting blessing, while the other may, within a week or 50, return and complain of inability to drink anything, either hot or cold, without causing undesirable pain, or of sharp, shooting pains, which reach to the eye or the ear, and of it being impossible to touch the filling with anything metallic. Of course, we do not become a party to the astonishment that they express, that such a thing should occur, but we must either persuade our patient that after the formation of osteo-dentine these pains will cease; or possibly proceed to the removal of the filling and the treatment and filling of the tooth by different methods. Is it possible for us to determine between the two classes of patients? 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.