The Canada lancet and practitioner . ury dentistry was a recognized art,but during the dark ages, with many other of the arts and sciences,it languislicd, and had it not been for the monks, to whom the latergenerations are greatly indebted for preserving records, it mighthave been lost sight of entirely. In fact, it is believed they did moreor less to relieve suffermg due to diseased conditions of the teeth. With the exception of references to cleaning the teeth, historyshows that about the only form of dentistry practised by theancients was the restoration of lost teeth by artificial substitu
The Canada lancet and practitioner . ury dentistry was a recognized art,but during the dark ages, with many other of the arts and sciences,it languislicd, and had it not been for the monks, to whom the latergenerations are greatly indebted for preserving records, it mighthave been lost sight of entirely. In fact, it is believed they did moreor less to relieve suffermg due to diseased conditions of the teeth. With the exception of references to cleaning the teeth, historyshows that about the only form of dentistry practised by theancients was the restoration of lost teeth by artificial those times artificial teeth were very crude affairs, and thewearers were usually objects of ridicule. If the dentistry of to-daywere not of such a high order we would probably take more careto preserve our natural teeth. ?With acknowledgments to Dominion Dental Journal. 42 DOxMINIOX MKDUAI. MONTHLY The profession of dcntislry lias macK very ilccidid progrressduring tlie past filty years, and has now reached a hi^h state of. Fijj. 1.—Worn behind the lips for ap])earance onl^. perfection in the matter of repair of diseased teeth and tlie replace-ment of lost ones by artificial substitutes. Dentistry of the Future. A great deal of attention is now being given by scientific meuto the study of prevention of disease in all its forms, and muchsuccess has already been achieved along this line. In dentistry to-day the trend of thought is especially directedtoward prevention of decay and other pathological conditions by asystem of cleansing of the mouth and teeth and the regulation of thequality of the secretions. Oral prophylaxis is the name applied tothis particular branch of dentistry, which is receiving more andmore attention each year. It is believed that in time the chiefenergy of the thorough and up-to-date dentist will be expendedalong this line, in order that destruction of the teeth may be pre-vented. He will take particular care, too, to instruct his patientsin the b
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