The dentiste de la jeunesse, or, The way to have sound and beautiful teeth : preceded by the advice of the ancient poets upon the preservation of the teeth designed for the more intelligent orders of parents and guardians, and containing some useful hints to the faculty / by J.R. Duval ; translated and supplied with notes, by J. Atkinson.

  • Duval, J.-R. (Jacques-Réné), 1758-1854.
Date:
1820
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Credit: The dentiste de la jeunesse, or, The way to have sound and beautiful teeth : preceded by the advice of the ancient poets upon the preservation of the teeth designed for the more intelligent orders of parents and guardians, and containing some useful hints to the faculty / by J.R. Duval ; translated and supplied with notes, by J. Atkinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ADVERTISEMENT. Although we hâve several Treatises on the teetli in our language, y et I arn nol atvare that we hâve any exactly upon the plan of the présent ; Mr. Fox's elaborate andjustly esteemed book is much too large and expensive for general readers; besides the French seem to hâve paid more particular attention to the dentist's art, than perhaps any other nation, if we mayjudge from, the scientific books which liave been written upon the subject ; several of which 1 hâve read with the highest advantage, and perhaps with more than ordinary interest, as there is no work in the English language which explains the art of jïx- ing artificial teeth * * Ibe8 leave t0 exPress ™J gratitude for the liberal encou- ragement 1 hâve experienced since 1 began to practice more extensively this délicate and highly important branch ofsurgery. The study of the teeth has always engaged a considérable part ofmy attention, probably from the circumstance of having, from u very early period of life, been grievously afflicted with the toothnache. So early therefore as 1806, when passing through