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she had two very carious molar teeth, one on the right side
of the lower jaw, and the other on the left side of the same
jaw. I judged that these two teeth were the only cause of
her head-ach. I was determined, at length, to extract them,
which was no sooner done, than this lady found herself en-
tirely free of a pain which had tormented her for the space
of six months. This lady, whom I have seen often since I
have been established at Paris, has assured me she suffers
no more with the head-ach."
"Madame, the Marquis of Jeans, living in Brittainy, was
incommoded for a long time with a pain which occupied the
whole head, consulted many regular physicians and surgeons
who assured her that her head-ach was a rheumatism.
Founded on this opinion, they had recourse to many reme-
dies, from which she derived not the slightest ease. Her
sorrowful situation made her resolve, four years ago, to visit
the waters of Bourbon, which they ordered. In this design
this lady came to Paris, where she consulted a celebrated
physician, who gave her, at length, the same advice as the
first, treating her malady as a rheumatism. The remedies he
employed to cure her were useless. The lady always com-
plained of the excessive pain she felt in the head and teeth.
This physician conjectured at length, that the excessive pain
in the head of which she complained, might be caused by
the teeth ; and upon this conjecture, he advised this lady to
see a dentist. As I had the honour of being known to her
for many years, I was called upon to see her. Having ex-
amined her teeth, I found a large molar tooth on the left side of
the lower jaw, and two teeth of the upperjaw of the right side
very carious. The gums of these three teeth were swelled,
and inflamed. After having sounded these teeth, I told this
lady that the caries had arrived at a certain point, which
rendered it impossible to save them, and I had not the least