Page 11 - An essay on the diseasesof the jaws, and their treatment

I — — — — CONTENTS. PAGE Premmtnary Remarks 1— 11 Importance of the Subject—Hunter's Views of the Nature of those AflTections—Not caused by the Fangs of the Teeth entering the Antrum—Fox's Notions regarding their Nature and Treatment Qualifications for their proper Treatment—The Teeth Vital Bodies — Difficulty of recognising their Idiopathic Affections— Example of the imperfect Knowledge of the Pathology of the Teeth —Amputation of the Jaws— Success of Dental Treatment. Physiological and Pathological Remarks on the Diseases of the Jaws 11—20 The Maxilla particularly liable to be influenced by the Affections of the Teeth and Sockets—Dentition and its coincident Disorders —Local and Constitutional Effects of the Diseases of the Teeth " Disease of the Antrum " erroneous as a general Appellation Alveolar Connexions of the Maxilla— Both Jaws equally liable to Disease—Influence of Position and Structure—Tumours Conse- quences of primary Affections— r3ifferent Characters of the Dis- eases of the Jaws—Effects of the Removal of exciting Causes Case—Palliative Measures worse than useless—Rapid Progress in vitiated Constitutions -Excision of Tumours without removing ex- citing Causes hurtful—Dr. Anderson's Case—Amputation of the Jaws a last Resource—Admissible only in non-malignant Cases. Or THE Causes of the Diseases of the Jaws... 20—32 Proximate Causes— Periosteum and Endosteura—Morbid Appear- ances—Remarks of Mr. Liston—MM. Ribes and Bayles' Observa- tions—Table of different Forms of these Diseases—Local exciting Causes—Local predisposing Causes—Mechanical, accidental, and artificial Causes—Case of Transplanting of a Tooth—Partial and total Luxation of the Teeth—M. Delabarre's own Case—Destruc- tion of the Pulp^Remarks on Stopping—Classification of Causes —Alveolar Processes closely connected with the Teeth— Exciting Causes generally overlooked— Instance of this in Dupuytren's Re- marks—Tartar—External Injury—Excision of the Crowns of the Teeth—Pivoting of the Teeth—Dr. Sraethurst's Case—Baneful liffects of Stumps—Sir Benjamin Brodie's Opinion—Morbid Ap- pearances connected with Stumps—Corroboration by M. Chas- saignac-Alveolar Processes preserved not wasted by early Ex- traction. Of Inflammation and Suppttration of the Jaws 32—34 Alveolar Irritation— Suppuration —Necrosis—Engorgement of the Sinus. Of Fistulous Perforations and Abscesses of the Jaws 34— 35i Often connected with Necrosis—Case by Sir Benjamin Brodie—Pro- gress in Upper and Under Jaws.