Principles and practice of operative dentistry . V,. =;,# Teeth where the prape-cure has been taken. Case attributed to the use of acid phosphate. (After Dr. Darby.) (After Dr. Darby.) Fig. 479 represents a case of this character reported by Dr. E. , in which the affection developed while the patient was taking thegrape-cure, and another case, illustrated in Fig. 480, in which the loss oftissue is at the cervices of the teeth, was ascribed to the use of acid phos-phate. Taft is of the opinion that an acidulated buccal mucus is the essentialfactor in producing erosion, and thinks that c
Principles and practice of operative dentistry . V,. =;,# Teeth where the prape-cure has been taken. Case attributed to the use of acid phosphate. (After Dr. Darby.) (After Dr. Darby.) Fig. 479 represents a case of this character reported by Dr. E. , in which the affection developed while the patient was taking thegrape-cure, and another case, illustrated in Fig. 480, in which the loss oftissue is at the cervices of the teeth, was ascribed to the use of acid phos-phate. Taft is of the opinion that an acidulated buccal mucus is the essentialfactor in producing erosion, and thinks that constitutional treatment mayhave a controlling effect upon the disease. Charles E. Tomes is inclined to the belief that mechanic abrasion doesnot fully account for the disease, and that some other factor must play animportant part in the process. Truman has long maintained that the disease was caused by an acid fer-mentation taking place in the mouth, more especially at night or whenthe mouth was in repose, and in corroboration of this theory proved
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