A popular treatise on the teeth and gums, and diseases attendant on them : designed for the use of families / by John Winckworth.

  • Winckworth, John.
Date:
1831
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Credit: A popular treatise on the teeth and gums, and diseases attendant on them : designed for the use of families / by John Winckworth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    teeth are tender, warm water may be used, and that part of the tooth or teeth where the caries has been removed should be well brushed with it, at the same time not forgetting to brush the others. It is beneficial to acquire the habit of brushing tender teeth after every repast. This treatment will be found serviceable whenever the teeth become carious, if through distance, or other circumstances, it is inconvenient to go to a dentist who practises this mode of ope- rating, although the teeth may not be cut, nor caries removed. This method is not an untried experiment; it was adopted by the late celebrated Mr. Wait, of London, nearly thirty years since. The very first time that I saw one of his patients, I perceived the value of the operation ; for the teeth that were cut showed no further indication of decay. This is not a solitary instance in which I have witnessed the skilful treatment of that much esteemed operator. The operation may in most instances be performed without pain, or the use of the file, and also without disfiguring the shape of the teeth, particularly of the front ones. When caries take place in the interstice, (that is, between the teeth,) as it frequently does, my method is to cut it out from the inside of the teeth, as shown in Plate 1, Jig. 4: this generally restores them to their original colour, and preserves their beauty, which is a great consideration if they are naturally well-proportioned, and of a fine shape. When black, brown, or green spots appear between the teeth, it is not to be understood that this operation should be performed upon them; on the contrary, if on examination the caries be found so slight as not to be through the enamel, it should be removed by