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60 HISTORY OF DEXTAL SURGERY
order to make the tooth nice and wliitc, do not spare the enamel and tliey
rasji a good portion of it away. But tliis is a great mistake, and the ])eople
who entrust tliemselves to their hands discover very soon, to tlieir injury,
that within a short time their teetli are defective and create nnhearable pain."
This is Faucluinrs comment
"Never since I liave devoted myself exclusively to the diseases of the
teeth have I known of dentists, whom this autiior calls tooth breakers,
(arraclieurs de dents) to rasp away or remove enamel witli the instru-
ments used for cleaning the teeth. There is no instrument with such sharp
cutting edge that is not dulled by the hardness of the enamel, as this is
nearly as hard as diamonds. Of all the instniments, I know none, except-
ing the file, that would be capable of removing part of tlie enamel, and tliis
is not an instrument that is used for this purpose, but even that would soou
beconu> blunt were it employed for that purpose. There is, therefore, no
danger to be anticipated from instruments designed for cleaning tiie teeth,
but much is to be feared from the action of the remedies recommended by
this author in the book mentioned, namely, powdered porcelain and pumice,
as these are of an injurious character and their friction is dangerous to tlie
teeth. The other ingredients which he mixes with the porcelain and the
pumice are not sufficient to counteract the evil effect of these."
Garengeot jiroceeds
"When surgeons desire to have files made, they ought not to go to the
knife smith. Files that are placed at the extreme ends of certain instru-
ments are of no use and do not take hold. One must have at least a dozen,
and the best are obtained from the needlers."
Fauehard continues:
"I do not know whether tlie surgeons, and especially the dentists and
the knife forgers, will agree with this author, but I do know for certain that
the files which are olitained from the needlers do not possess the required
quality indicated for tise upon the teeth, as they are mostly only made for
use ujjon metal or things of that kind, which do not possess the hardness,
or anything like the hardness, of the enamel of the teeth. The files are
inconi]iarably better that come from the hand of a skilled file cutter, who
has been instructed to make them according to the right size and of good
steel, and to make them so as not to cut too sharply or too softlv, and to
harden them properly."
How blessed is tlie dentist of the present day who can purchase every-
thing he needs and has at liis l)eck and call an armv of faithful manufac-
:
60 HISTORY OF DEXTAL SURGERY
order to make the tooth nice and wliitc, do not spare the enamel and tliey
rasji a good portion of it away. But tliis is a great mistake, and the ])eople
who entrust tliemselves to their hands discover very soon, to tlieir injury,
that within a short time their teetli are defective and create nnhearable pain."
This is Faucluinrs comment
"Never since I liave devoted myself exclusively to the diseases of the
teeth have I known of dentists, whom this autiior calls tooth breakers,
(arraclieurs de dents) to rasp away or remove enamel witli the instru-
ments used for cleaning the teeth. There is no instrument with such sharp
cutting edge that is not dulled by the hardness of the enamel, as this is
nearly as hard as diamonds. Of all the instniments, I know none, except-
ing the file, that would be capable of removing part of tlie enamel, and tliis
is not an instrument that is used for this purpose, but even that would soou
beconu> blunt were it employed for that purpose. There is, therefore, no
danger to be anticipated from instruments designed for cleaning tiie teeth,
but much is to be feared from the action of the remedies recommended by
this author in the book mentioned, namely, powdered porcelain and pumice,
as these are of an injurious character and their friction is dangerous to tlie
teeth. The other ingredients which he mixes with the porcelain and the
pumice are not sufficient to counteract the evil effect of these."
Garengeot jiroceeds
"When surgeons desire to have files made, they ought not to go to the
knife smith. Files that are placed at the extreme ends of certain instru-
ments are of no use and do not take hold. One must have at least a dozen,
and the best are obtained from the needlers."
Fauehard continues:
"I do not know whether tlie surgeons, and especially the dentists and
the knife forgers, will agree with this author, but I do know for certain that
the files which are olitained from the needlers do not possess the required
quality indicated for tise upon the teeth, as they are mostly only made for
use ujjon metal or things of that kind, which do not possess the hardness,
or anything like the hardness, of the enamel of the teeth. The files are
inconi]iarably better that come from the hand of a skilled file cutter, who
has been instructed to make them according to the right size and of good
steel, and to make them so as not to cut too sharply or too softlv, and to
harden them properly."
How blessed is tlie dentist of the present day who can purchase every-
thing he needs and has at liis l)eck and call an armv of faithful manufac-
