The art of preserving teeth / by Nathaniel Peabody.

  • Peabody, Nathaniel, 1774-1855.
Date:
1824
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The art of preserving teeth / by Nathaniel Peabody. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    20 against the finger or any other substance, put into the mouth to assist the cutting of the teeth. When children cry, it is oftener from the fear of being hurt, or of seeing a stranger. Children's double teeth often decay and become painful before the usual time of shedding them. In these cases, it is best to have them extracted, as the development of the second teeth will not be injured by the operation. Children's front teeth sometimes moulder away level with the gums, either from sickness and taking medicine, or without any apparent cause. When this is the case, and no inflammation of the gums nor pain accompanies it, there is no harm in letting the stumps remain till near the time that the second teeth make their appearance. But, if there is pain, or disease in the gums, they should always be removed. On Shedding Teeth. Children shed their temporary teeth between the ages of six and twelve years. They rarely commence the process younger, or complete it later. During the time of shedding the temporary