Identifier: risefallrevivalo00cigr (find matches)
Title: The rise, fall and revival of dental prosthesis
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Cigrand, B. J. (Bernard John), 1866-1932
Subjects: Dentures
Publisher: Chicago : Periodical Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Specimens of Medieval Deqtal Art. OF DENTAL PROSTHESIS. 139 without artificial teeth, I advised her to haveseveral sets of teeth at the same time, so that shemight change them often after having washed andlet them dry. She did so, and her health becamere-established in the course of some months. Butas the teeth of this kind required to be renewedfrequently they occasioned a great expense, andnotwithstanding their frequent renewal theyalways produced a bad smell. I was induced fromthat time to reflect on the possibility and meansof making teeth and sets of teeth of durable andincorruptible materials. I examined almost all thesubstances of the mineral kingdom, and at lengthcomposed a paste which, when it was baked (por-celain) had every desirable advantage. Now as a matter of fact, porcelain teeth wereinvented by an apothecary of St. Germain, Ducha-teau^ by name. He himselfwore an artificial dentureof ivory and natural teeth, but found they rapidlybecame tainted by the various disagreea

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