Plain advice on the care of the teeth / [D.A. Cameron].

  • Cameron, D. A
Date:
1838
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Credit: Plain advice on the care of the teeth / [D.A. Cameron]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Florentine iris is a cheap and pleasant medium through which to apply the valuable substances contained in the recipe. The quinine, the efficient principle of Peruvian bark, is astringent and tonic. The hyoscy- amus is highly sedative. Sugar and starch take off the medicinal taste. This mtlange is an excellent antidote for certain affections of the mouth. The lining membrane of the gums, jaws, and teeth indame from many causes, and, if the inflam- mation be not counteracted, suppuration suc- ceeds, and destroys the natural close union of these parts. Hereby the denture gets loose, and, the teeth shaking on the least pressure, only add to the evil. The substance of the gums and jaws themselves come to share in the disea.se, and gradually shrink away from repeated inflammation and frequent discharges of matter. Frequently, the accompanyiiig pain h e.xcruciating, and so general in the mouth, that the individual cannot say which -(>ot is worst. In many cases, however, the u ’1