The Anatomy And Pathology Of The Teeth

Excerpt from The Anatomy and Pathology, of the Teeth When, nearly eighteen years ago, I first entered the laboratory of Dr. Carl Heitzmann and listened to his lectures on general histology, I became so thoroughly imbued with the conviction of the correctness of his views that I resolved to study the tissues building up the teeth in the light of the novel doctrine. Ever since I have been a faithful attendant at his laboratory. Besides myself, hundreds of dentists have attended that institution, largely owing to the enthusiastic impulse of my much-lamented friend, the late Dr. William H. Atkinson. As a consequence, a number of these gentlemen, including Professor Frank Abbott, Dr. William H. Atkinson, Dr. John I. Hart, and Dr. F. A. Roy, have enriched dental literature with the results of original investigations, made in the same laboratory, all of which will be found embodied in this book. So long as the cell-theory holds sway over the minds of the majority of microscopists, the views here laid down cannot meet with general acceptance. As early as 1859 no less a man than Thomas H. Huxley declared that the history of the development of the teeth was not intelligible upon the grounds of the cell-theory. We to-day can state that neither the normal nor the morbid anatomy of the tissues is explicable on the basis of that theory. How long it will be before the novel views advanced by Dr. Carl Heitzmann, and which are directly antagonistic to the cell-theory, will gain a final victory it is impossible to foretell. 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.

Excerpt from The Pathology of the Teeth: With Special Reference to Their Anatomy and Physiology I have thought it best to retain everything and to add but little. It was suggested that explanatory notes should be introduced in reference to many points with which students of dental science alone might be unacquainted, but it was found that too much space would be required in order to make these complete. Many of the works to which reference is made in the text are readily accessible, and from them the reader can obtain more satisfactory information and at greater length, than could be included within the limits of ordinary notes. I am well aware that the critical reader will find many blemishes in the translation and inelegant diction, which I trust will be pardoned. Perhaps I have not correctly appreciated the author's meaning in some instances; errors of this description I hope the critic will clearly prove. Prof. Hitchcock has carefully reviewed the translation, and the fewness of the notes which he has found necessary to add will indicate the clearness and completeness of the author's treatment of the subjects. I am greatly indebted to Prof. Hitchcock for the assistance which I have derived from conversations with him and from his library and pathological collection. Before the appearance of the present work, Prof. Wedl published an "Atlas to the Pathology of the Teeth," which contains one hundred and forty-five beautiful engravings in illustration of malformations and diseases of the teeth, together with explanations of the same, both in German and English. Although this Atlas is not absolutely essential to the understanding of the present work, still, as I have found, the full appreciation of the latter will be facilitated by the perusal of the former, especially of those portions to which reference is made in the text. The illustrations, with which the book is enriched, are from electrotypes, the same as used in the original German edition. The author's index has been enlarged considerably; though still incomplete, it will, I believe, commend itself to the readers as a valuable addition. Prof. Wedl, reserving the right of translation, sent a copy of the original edition to his friend and former pupil. Dr. Francis H. Brown of this city, with the request that he would translate and publish the same. 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.