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.

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.

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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    ought to be for enabling him to do justice to this particular art. In the first place, he should be an anatomist to understand the structure of the mouth and teeth, and the art of preserving their original regularity and soundness. Secondly, a surgeon, to know their dis- eases, and the mode of treating them. Thirdly, a good mechanic, to supply the defect, or loss of parts; and should further understand the art and effect of colouring, so as to imitate nature with all possible cor- rectness. Thus, the acquirements requisite for the dentist, in the management of the mouth and teeth, constitute of themselves an important professional education, and should be studied and acted upon by distinct individuals for the benefit of mankind. This has been done, in a certain degree, since the time of Mr. John Hunter, who first placed it on a practical foundation, while his successors, (for example,