American Dental Convention. [Volume: 2, Issue: 2, September, 1860, pp. 100-121]

PROCEEDINGS OF DENTAL SOCIETIES.

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man suffering from a sore on the hand; if the system became diseased,
the inflammatory action in the hand would be greatly increased, as it was
a law that where there was any disarrangement of the system, there would
be the greatest inflammation.
Dr. Stackpole alluded to the probability of a change in the constitution of the patient referred to by Dr. Taft; thought it due rather to
that, than to the administration of phosphates; spoke of hereditary traits
transmitted from parent to child, and thought a dead tooth would be
more readily acted upon by decomposing agents than a living one.
Dr. Perine presented and advocated the following resolutions:WHEREAS, the members of the medical profession in Great Britain and
America are taking measures to erect a monument to the memory of the
lamented and revered John Hunter, and as the dental profession owes,
in a great measure, its present position, standing, and knowledge of the
science of dentistry to the labors of John HunterResolved, That the American Dental Convention, assembled at their
annual meeting in Saratoga, this 8th day of August, 1860, do hereby
express their approval of the intentions of the brethren of the medical
profession, and do recommend to the members of the Convention, and
the profession throughout the United States, the offer of such pecuniary
aid as may be in their power for the advancement of this object.
Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed by the Convention
to communicate with the committee of the medical profession in Boston,
in relation to this subject, with power to make such provision as they
may deem necessary in the premises, and receive the subscription of this
Convention and other members of the profession, for transmission to the
medical committee.
On motion of Dr. W. B. Roberts, the resolution was tabled.
It was then resolved to select the next place of annual meeting for this
Convention. Several places were named, and it was finally resolved to
meet in the City of New Haven, on the first Tuesday in August, 1861,
at ten o'clock.
Adjourned to meet at nine o'clock.
THIRD DAY-MORNING SESSION.
The next subject of discussion was then taken up, being Irregularities: their Causes and Treatment."
Dr. Taft referred to the importance of the subject, and thought the
failure on the part of nature in removing the temporary teeth, and the
imperfect development and eruption of the permanent, were frequent
causes of irregularity. The latter are frequently developed abnormally
large; while the arch is too contracted to receive them, the only treatment would be to remove some of the teeth or expand the arch; preferred to extract one of the bicuspids or first molar in such cases. IIe
also spoke of the different methods of correcting irregularities, and the
various appliances which had been at different times suggested.