The pathology of dental caries / by C. Spence Bate.

  • Bate, C. Spence.
Date:
1864
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Credit: The pathology of dental caries / by C. Spence Bate. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Secretary read the following Paper on the Pathology of Dental Caries,” by C. Spence Bate, Esq., E.R.S.:— PATHOLOGY OF DENTAL CAKIES. Pathology aims at ascertaining the causes which determine every departure from the natural type, whether of form or function.” Buckle’s “ Civilization in England.” 1. Introduction.—It must be a self-evident pro- position that, in order to arrive at the pathological history of any organ, we should first be well acquainted with its normal condition as it exists under the most favourable circumstances. Pre- viously to entering upon any investigation of the subject of this paper, I have endeavoured to ascer- tain the character of the most healthy and perfectly developed structures that I have been able to obtain, in order to compare them with those which are under the influence of disease. 2. Teeth of Wild Races.—With this view I made sections of the teeth of the Flat-headed Indian and Esquimaux. Wild races, while they inhabit every region of the earth, and are subject to the most varied influences in both food and climate, are stated by travellers uniformly to possess teeth in a healthy condition, and free from caries, a disease that is so very common in civilized life. Having examined the microscopical appearances of these, and compared them with the most per- fectly developed teeth of the European, and com-