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60 PATHOLOGY OF THE HAED TISSUES OF THE TEETH.
CARIES OF THE TEETH,
Historical.
MORE or less vague writings of caries of the teeth are found
in ancient literature, most of which are too uncertain in
their meaning for us to gain any clear conception of the views
held of its cause. Other writings of the specialties in medicine,
such as the mention of physicians for the teeth, extraction of
teeth and of artificial teeth are not of interest in this connection.
Close studies of the conditions surrounding the beginning and
progress of dental caries have developed very slowly. The
oldest writing that I know which attempts a rational presenta-
tion of the cause of dental caries is by an anonymous author in
the German language in 1530. I present here a photographic
reproduction of a single paragraph.
ttr $en wenn fic lS i»elci)6am meiftmt>en bof^^enc Qcfd)id)b
v^mcmi<$U(i)m fo emer ifi mnt> fie iiic^t
vm bey an^anQc^e fpejifc mmQetlweld)&
fanl wir&t/ vnt> mad)tt>AYn(xd) bSfc fd}i
Mffe fettd^ti^ieit bie fie aite friff »rt cgct/
ion^ ^mmcr (}(l mcltct) vbtxlj/ant tv^mmct
baf6ftemd)Qtt(trt>ieim Berber
bet/vnnt> K>ama(i)nia)tam fc^mensen
The statement is remarkable for its close agreement in
substance to the views now held, if stated without detail. The
wording is very quaint and in some unessential points the mean-
ing is uncertain. I should translate it thus
Translation. Caries is a disease and evil of the teeth in
which they become full of holes and hollow, which most often
affects the back teeth; especially so when they are not cleaned of
clinging particles of food which decompose, producing an acid
60 PATHOLOGY OF THE HAED TISSUES OF THE TEETH.
CARIES OF THE TEETH,
Historical.
MORE or less vague writings of caries of the teeth are found
in ancient literature, most of which are too uncertain in
their meaning for us to gain any clear conception of the views
held of its cause. Other writings of the specialties in medicine,
such as the mention of physicians for the teeth, extraction of
teeth and of artificial teeth are not of interest in this connection.
Close studies of the conditions surrounding the beginning and
progress of dental caries have developed very slowly. The
oldest writing that I know which attempts a rational presenta-
tion of the cause of dental caries is by an anonymous author in
the German language in 1530. I present here a photographic
reproduction of a single paragraph.
ttr $en wenn fic lS
v^mcmi<$U(i)m fo emer ifi mnt> fie iiic^t
vm bey an^anQc^e fpejifc mmQetlweld)&
fanl wir&t/ vnt> mad)tt>AYn(xd) bSfc fd}i
Mffe fettd^ti^ieit bie fie aite friff »rt cgct/
ion^ ^mmcr (}(l mcltct) vbtxlj/ant tv^mmct
baf6ftemd)Q
bet/vnnt> K>ama(i)nia)tam fc^mensen
The statement is remarkable for its close agreement in
substance to the views now held, if stated without detail. The
wording is very quaint and in some unessential points the mean-
ing is uncertain. I should translate it thus
Translation. Caries is a disease and evil of the teeth in
which they become full of holes and hollow, which most often
affects the back teeth; especially so when they are not cleaned of
clinging particles of food which decompose, producing an acid
