The family dentist : containing a brief description of the structure, formation, diseases, and treatment of the human teeth / by Josiah F. Flagg.

  • Flagg, Josiah F. (Josiah Foster), 1788-1853.
Date:
1822
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Credit: The family dentist : containing a brief description of the structure, formation, diseases, and treatment of the human teeth / by Josiah F. Flagg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    w&wasm BflHrassnr* THE STRUCTURE, NUMBER, AND FORM OF THE TEETH. IN order to render the description of the teeth, and of their diseases, as clear and comprehensive as possible, anatomists have considered a tooth as divided into three parts or sections; first, the body or crown; second, the neck; and third, the root or fang. The whole of that part of a tooth which is generally exposed to view, when the gums are in a healthy state, is called the crown. The part which is immediately embraced by the gums, and to which they are united, is called the neck. The third section, or, fang, is all that part which is