A treatise on the disorders and deformities of the teeth and gums ... with cases and experiments / By Thomas Berdmore.

  • Thomas Berdmore
Date:
1768
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Credit: A treatise on the disorders and deformities of the teeth and gums ... with cases and experiments / By Thomas Berdmore. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 3° ] acids, &c. and are very feldom free from the Tooth-ach. It is remarkable that the generation of Tartar depends as much (if not more) on the conftitution of the patient, as on negledt, .or rough enamel, or {hag¬ gled Teeth ; for whilfr fome people, without any care, have their Teeth al¬ ways fmooth and free from Tartar, others have it collected in great quan¬ tities ; and in a few, the generation of fuch ftony matter is fo quick and in fuch quantities as to exceed the belief of any perfon who is not particularly verfant in this bufinefs. A gentleman of the Bank, not above twenty-three years of age, applied to me about a year ago for advice con¬ cerning his Teeth, which he faid were of a very uncommon kind, and gave him conftanf pain. I found