Editorial. Taft's Operative Dentistry. [Volume: 2, Issue: 2, September, 1860, pp. 121-123]

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in the dentinal tubuli; thought discoloration of teeth was caused by a
disintegration of the blood corpuscles, the hematine permeating the dentinal tubuli with the liquor sanguinous; treats such teeth with chloride
of lime or soda; has also used sulphate of lime.
The discussion at this stage became somewhat of a conversational
character, and was participated in by Drs. Rogers, Stackpole, Allen,
Dwinell, Whitney, Tefft, Merryman, and Rodrigues.
Miscellaneous business being in order, Dr. Atkinson presented a paper
upon Dental Teachings.*
Dr. Franklin referred to a case of a gentleman for whom two central
incisors were transplanted with success-the teeth being natural ones that
had been imported in alcoholfrom France. On being first introduced,
they gave considerable trouble, but eventually became firm in the alveoli,
and have for years been doing good service.
Dr. Taft presented a model of a case under the treatment of Dr. Sutton, of Long Island, of protrusion of the lower jaw.
Dr. Perine presented a material obtained from coal oil, called Parafine,
and referred to its use in taking impressions.
Dr. Roberts presented to the notice of members hard rubber corundumwheels.
Dr. Franklin, for Dr. Asay, referred to a new method of fastening
blocks to metallic plates, by means of the vulcanite material.
On motion, adjourned.
We intended to give a short notice of the different mechanical appliances and instruments that were on exhibition, but have only space to
refer to them. The following gentlemen had Vulcanizers on exhibition:
Drs. E. A. L. Roberts, New York City; Hayes & Brown, and B. T.
Whitney, of Buffalo. Dental Chairs of Archer & Ask's manufacture.
Teeth from W. B. Roberts, and the New York Tooth Manufacturing
Company.
EDITORIAL.
TAFT'S OPERATIVE DENTISTRY.
FOR want of space, we were obliged to defer further reference to this
work in our last issue: nor would we do so now, but to endeavor to correct some of those wrong "teachings" which are "calculated to lead young
members of the profession into error."
The principle in the article on Irregularity has been carefully observed
that, if one cannot teach properly, it is better not to teach at all. If
irregularity of the teeth is not a part of operative dentistry, it ought not
* This Paper will be found in another part of the DENTAL COSMOS.
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