The history and treatment of the diseases of the teeth, the gums, and the alveolar processes, with the operations which they respectively require. To which are added, observations on other diseases of the mouth, and on the mode of fixing artificial teeth / by Joseph Fox.

Date:
1806
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The history and treatment of the diseases of the teeth, the gums, and the alveolar processes, with the operations which they respectively require. To which are added, observations on other diseases of the mouth, and on the mode of fixing artificial teeth / by Joseph Fox. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    * CONTENTS. Page Introduction 1 OF THE DISEASES OF THE TEETH. Of Caries 7 Of Exostosis of the Fangs 42 Of Necrosis affecting the *Teeth 45 Of Diseases resembling Spina Ventosa 47 Of the Removal of the Enamel by the denuding Process 49 Of the Wearing of the Teeth by Mastication .• , 52 Of Fractures of the Teeth 53 OF THE DISEASES OF THE GUMS. Of Gum-boils and Abscesses 63 Of the Scurvy in the Gums 72 Of preternatural Growth of the Gums 77 Of the Diseases of the Alveolar Processes 85 Of the Tartar of the Teeth 95 The Analysis of the Tartar, by Mr. Pepys 103 The Effects of Mercury upon the Teeth 107 Of the Diseases of the Antrum Maxillare 116 Of Imperfections in the Palate 123 Of Artificial Teeth 127 OF THE MANNER OF PERFORMING SOME OPERATIONS UPON THE TEETH. Of Filing the Teeth 133 Of Stopping the Teeth 137 The Mode of applying Ligatures to the Teeth 139 Of Scaling the Teeth 14-1 Of Extraction of the Teeth 143 Of Luxation of the Jaw 162