This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...vigor assists the dentist, and renders his endeavors permanent for a reasonable time of wear and tear, as well as against numerous destructive causes. But here, with these teeth, he has to contend with and against almost insurmountable constitutional, natural, physical, and moral obstacles. First, constitutional ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 Excerpt: ...vigor assists the dentist, and renders his endeavors permanent for a reasonable time of wear and tear, as well as against numerous destructive causes. But here, with these teeth, he has to contend with and against almost insurmountable constitutional, natural, physical, and moral obstacles. First, constitutional debility of the habit of body; second, external and internal agents working their destruction; third, the physical imperfection of the organization of the teeth themselves; and last, --and far from being the least, --the dental surgeon! not being allowed the medical privilege of applying a constitutional treatment to improve the general health, even where the susceptibility of impression is intensified by chronic anaemia, nervous debility, or any other cachectic diathesis; the influences of which, upon the dental organs, increase the destructive process faster than dentomechanical ingenuity--in lieu of proper medical treatment--can resist them. That he is denied this common-sense view and privilege of constitutionally treating with the view to reclaim a debilitated dental organization, the conservation of which he has selected as his "specialty," the dental practitioner has none others "to thank," and only himself to blame for the negative medico-dento-surgical position he holds in the overcome fretfulness, "nervousness," caprice, restlessness, and inattention which, with really high, nervous, hysterical temperaments, bodily debilities, bad breath, fear, and other pathological antagonisms of the patients, are part of the exhausting embarrassments which combat the dentist's most zealous efforts. Notwithstanding the fearful experience of wear and tear upon the operator's nerves, by all, we listen monthly to artisans and apo...
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