Excerpt from The Human Teeth: Their Developement, Importance to Health, and Means of Preservation IT is a truth unfortunately too well known, that comparatively few retain their teeth in a sound and healthy condition even to middle age: while many, ere they have passed the bloom of youth, loose their teeth. That they were intended by an All-wise Creator to endure and fulfill their office as long as the other parts of our physical organization, is obvious, for the simple reason that they are not only necessary, but indispensable, to the maintenance of the system in full and healthful vigor. That the science of Dentistry is adequate to the grand achieve ment of the preservation of the human teeth, we believe - when its resources are fully tested, and applied in time - In Time, - as soon as disease makes its appearance, however minute. The oh jcet of the present pages is to give you such information as shall enable you to take care of your own teeth, and when the assistance of art becomes necessary, to distinguish between the scientific, honest operator, and the pretender, the pseudo dentist. The qualifications of a Dentist, are. Anatomy, Physiology, Sur gery, Pathology, and Therapeutics, particularly so, for as the teeth, gums, and alveoli are concerned, together with all the dis eases to which they are subject, and the best course of treatment, the mechanical resources of the science, and acute manual dexter ity in their application to the teeth, to which if we add that he must be a skillful chemist, and a good and honest man, we have his character in full. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.