Transactions of the Connecticut State Dental AssociationThe Association., 1866 |
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Page 28 - Association shall be, to cultivate the science and art of dentistry, and all its collateral branches, to elevate and sustain the professional character of dentists...
Page 29 - The Recording Secretary shall keep accurate minutes of the proceedings of the Association ; preserve the archives and unpublished transactions, and attend to all other duties that appertain to the office. The Treasurer shall have the immediate charge...
Page 90 - Organic remains which this stratum might yield ; but unfortunately these were few and fragmentary, consisting chiefly of teeth, which are seldom perfectly preserved. From the gigantic size of these teeth, together with their form, it was at first inferred that they belonged to Saurian Reptiles, in which case the sandstone must have been considered as New Red ; but microscopic examination of their intimate structure unmistakably proved them to belong to a genus of Fishes (Dendrodus) which is exclusively...
Page 90 - Leeuwenhoek communicated a paper to the Royal Society, on the Structure of the Teeth and other Bones, in which he described the dentinal tubes. His researches, however, were not confirmed by subsequent observers, and indeed were almost entirely overlooked until the period to which I have referred.
Page 45 - Are you a prophet? He replied: I am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I learnt this from experience.
Page 45 - Whene'er along the ivory disks, are seen, The filthy footsteps of the dark gangrene ; When caries comes, with stealthy pace to throw Corrosive ink spots on those banks of snow — Brook no delay, ye trembling, suffering fair, But fly for refuge to the dentist's care. His practiced hand, obedient to his will, Employs the slender file with nicest skill ; Just sweeps the geimin of disease away, And stops the fearful progress of decay.
Page 90 - Red sandstone of this country, and whose position relatively to other strata is such that there is great difficulty in obtaining evidence from the usual sources as to its place in the series. Hence the only hope of settling this question (which was one of great practical importance, — since...
Page 45 - Dentiad. THE GANNET. What was his name? THE ANCIENT. Solyman Brown. I must quote to you an exquisite passage: Whene'er along the ivory disks are seen The rapid traces of the dark gangrene, When caries come, with stealthy pace, to throw Corrosive ink-spots on those banks of snow, Brook no delay, ye trembling, suffering Fair, But fly for refuge to the dentist's care. His practised hand, obedient to his will, Employs the slender file with nicest skill; Just sweeps the germin of disease away, And stops...
Page 97 - there is no evidence of addition and removal of material going on in the enamel and dentine, after the completion of their formation, and it is probable that the matter upon which the hardness of these tissues depends is not removed at all after its deposition.
Page 11 - I have found that such is the case with 'not a few. The by-paths of Science are always open and inviting. And the mere title of Dentist should not be regarded as a complete synonym for one who knows nothing outside of the curriculum of Dental operations. Scientific pursuits are always ennobling. And Dental Science is kindred to Medical Science, and Medical Science intermeddles with all knowledge. Our object should be to round out our characters by the ennobling pursuits of all kindred sciences.