A practical treatise on the most frequent diseases of the mouth and teeth, and especially the accidents of the first dentition : with the means of remedying them, of preserving all the parts of the mouth in good condition, and an essay on the physical education of children: to which are added, considerations on the improvement of the instruments of a dentist; on an new instrument proposed by the author, and some proposed plans relative to artificial teeth, with an engraving / by J.C. Gerbaux.

Date:
1823
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Credit: A practical treatise on the most frequent diseases of the mouth and teeth, and especially the accidents of the first dentition : with the means of remedying them, of preserving all the parts of the mouth in good condition, and an essay on the physical education of children: to which are added, considerations on the improvement of the instruments of a dentist; on an new instrument proposed by the author, and some proposed plans relative to artificial teeth, with an engraving / by J.C. Gerbaux. 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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    if the saliva be vitiated in consequence of the had condition of the mouth, that humour, so essential to a good diges- tion, will impart its injurious qualities to the chyle. This opinion is founded upon facts. The veteran, whose teeth continues sound, is much less weak than he who has lost them at an early period; whereas the youth who in every respect is gifted with a good constitution bids fair to enjoy more lasting and vigorous health than such as have not good teeth. In order to avoid repetitions, I shall explain in Chapter IV, when enumer- ating the internal causes which may injure the enamel, the influence of the gastric system * on that of the mouth. * The collected parts of the digestive apparatus, the centre whereof is confined by the stomach.