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78 HISTORY OP DENTAL SURGERY ;

wife died at Jamaica, and still later, in 18;i8, he died at the same place.
From Harris' "Dictionary of Dental Sciences" of 18i9 we learn that late in
1T68 AVooffendale wont back to England, where he remained until 1795,

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ufed to failcn artificial ones, is owin2
ferent in flrapc and adion from thofo
to th« fault of thofe who apply wire
which have been ufed by my prede-
inftead of filk—Ligatures of wire cer-
ceflbrs ; becaufe they follow all the
tainly hurt the natural Teeth very foon,
various motions of the jaw very freely
but filken twift cannot affed them in
and becaufe the prcflure, which they
fuch manner in the fpace of a great
give, is always equal and gentle, whe-
many years.
ther the mouth be (hut or not.
The ufe of artificial Teeth is not
confined to the cafes where there are When the gums are uneven or fal-
len away, the patient may have re-
jiatural Teeth to which they may be
faftened. A whole fct of artificial courfe to the ufe of Artificial Gums,
This term founds ftrarigely, and makes
Teeth may he made for one or both
jaws, fo well fitted to admit of the no fmall fliew in an advertifement.
But the contrivance is nothing more
neceffary motions, and fo conveniently
than an artificial fet of Teeth, carved,
retained in tlie proper fituation, by the
and ftained
help of Ipfings of a new and peculiar at tlie lower edge, to rc-
conltrucuon, that they will anfwer prefent the healthy gums. The de-
every purpofe of nu'..ual Teeth, and ception is certainly good, and anfwers
can be taken out, cleaned, and replaced the purpofe fo well, that no-body in
common
by the patient himfelf, with the greatcfl converfation can diftinguifh
eafe.—I lay fprings of a peculiar con- the artijicial from the natural gums.
firudlion, bccaufe they are totally dif-
FINIS.
ferent
when he rcsunu'd liis^ ])riu-tice in New York, liut continued only two years,
and then retired with his family to his ]jong Island farm, leaving his profes-
sional busincFS in charge of his son. .John. By will he gave his dental in-
struments and the case containing tlicm to this son, who was a surgeon dentist
of New York, established at 81 Broadway. In 1807 he removed to No. 27
Partition (Fulton Street), opposite the "lower corner of St. Paul's church
yard."' lie continued in practice as late as 1850.
Photographic reduced copies of the title page and of the last two pages of
the text of the hook published by Wooffendale's preceptor, in 1770,—whicii
are here reproduced, give us a view of the progress made at that time in dental