Stomatology in general practice : a textbook of diseases of the teeth and mouth for students and practitioners / by H.P. Pickerill.

  • Pickerill, H. P. (Henry Percy), 1879-1956.
Date:
1912
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Credit: Stomatology in general practice : a textbook of diseases of the teeth and mouth for students and practitioners / by H.P. Pickerill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE ‘He that Jceepeth his mouth keepeth his life ’ There is a somewhat ill-defined territory lying between medicine and dentistry, which to many practitioners is to a certain extent a terra incognita. There is also practically the whole field of dental disease and its treatment which is certainly the same to the general practitioner of medicine. It is from a firm conviction that these fields should be recognized and well known that this book has been written. An attempt has been made to throw a beam of light across this territory, so that its main features and important points will stand out in bold relief ; it has not been my object to try to illuminate the minute details of the whole area to be covered. It should be understood that this book is not meant to replace what will be found in the usual textbooks on medicine, surgery, and dental surgery, it is rather meant to correlate, amplify, and elucidate much of the information there given. To expect a medical practitioner or student to read a modern textbook on dental surgery would be futile ; the information which would be of value to him would be so scattered and confused with technicalities as to occasion only a waste of valuable time. Yet no one can doubt at the present time that it is absolutely essential that practi- tioners of medicine should be familiar with the pathology and means of treatment of the more common diseases arising in connexion with the oral mucous membrane, teeth, and jaws.