A practical treatise on human teeth : showing the causes of their destruction, and the means of their preservation / by William Robertson.

  • Robertson, William (Dentist)
Date:
1842
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    Page. TEETH ALLUDED TO, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CORRECTION 162 Great error into which the most popular writers upon the diseases of the teeth have fallen .. ». .. .. .. ib. Erroneous notions of the exciting cause of caries of the teeth naturally lead to a mistaken mode of treatment .. .. .. .. 163 Erroneous supposition that the teeth continue to grow after they have appeared. Circumstances which have led to this mistake .. 174 The destruction of the teeth not attributable to bodily indisposition, as is generally supposed .. .. .. .. ..175 Why the teeth become carious at different periods of life .. 176 Supposition that the teeth are of a brittle nature, and liable to be broken in masticating the more solid kinds of our food, examined and refuted. The cause of the apparently sudden fracture of a tooth explained .. .. .. .. .. .. ..178 Mistaken notion that sweetmeats occasion decay of the teeth .. 180 Decay of the teeth often supposed to be the result of mercurial medicine. Facts which prove this notion to be incorrect .. 181 The bone of the teeth not subject to mercurial action, a proof that it is not liable to inflammatory action .. .. .. ]82 Remarks upon the erroneous notions generally entertained regarding the teeth, and the evils which result from the want of a correct knowledge of the subject.. .. .. .. .. 133 CHAPTER VIII A FEW BRIEF HINTS ON THE GENERAL MANAGE- MENT OF THE TEETH 186 The coming through of the temporary teeth, the most critical and dangerous state of a child's existence. Treatment to be adopted 187 First set of teeth when completed. Treatment necessaiy for preserving them 189