Lectures on the natural history and management of the teeth : the cause of their decay ; the art of preventing its accession ; and various operations, never hitherto suggested, for the preservation of such teeth as it is too frequently considered necessary to extract / by L. S. Parmly.

  • Parmly, Levi Spear, 1790-1859.
Date:
1820
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Credit: Lectures on the natural history and management of the teeth : the cause of their decay ; the art of preventing its accession ; and various operations, never hitherto suggested, for the preservation of such teeth as it is too frequently considered necessary to extract / by L. S. Parmly. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    dentition, embrace the fangs immediately under the Gum, and acquire, by age, an increased firmness, nearly as hard as that of the Teeth themselves. Thus, the Teeth and their appendages form one peculiar structure, the whole intimately connected, dependant on each other, and admirably perfected for their various functions ; displaying, when in health, superior strength and durability to all the other parts of the animal frame. It appears, by minute observation, thaf their premature loss or decay cannot arise from any defect of original organization, but is to be ascribed solely to the action of impure matter, the result of uncleanli- ness, on a part incapable of freeing itself from extraneous accretions, as in the other parts of the living body; and, to supply this Want of natural power, the interference of art appears indispensable. Thus, it is of importance to Society to know what the qualifications of the in-