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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    which I speak were remarkable among the most ancient people, even the most polished, provided they enjoyed a liberal government. I shall only quote the Greeks. They are not less so in the present time among those nations that have been in nearly similar circumstances, as, for instance, the English and the French. Thus, the more we imitate the simplicity of nature, the more peaceably will her laws be ac- complished, and the more will the improvement of our species be advanced ; in short, the nearer physical and moral man will reach a high degree of perfection, the greater will be that quantum of happiness it is in his power to attain. Let parents therefore attend with affectionate solici- tude to the physical education of their children. Nature, which is never ungrateful, will repay them for their trouble, and amply remumerate them for having helped her to form men at once more useful to themselves, to society, and more capable of enduring and resisting the miseries of human life. Let those parents, who can i afford ^5 frequently call to their aid the advice