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Vincent’S Disease The Causes Manifestations Results & Treatment, Frederick J. Schneider

Bachelors’ Theses

Vincent’s infection is a disease of the soft tissues of the oral cavity. It was not until the last decade or two that Vincent’s disease was accorded the prominence which it merits. The incidence of this disease during the World’s War as an epidemic and the large number of cases occuring since then has brought this disease to the attention of the medical and dental profession. Today Vincent’s infection is encountered quite frequently and, in view of the fact that it is a cause of temporary and often prolonged invalidism, its causes, manifestations, results and treatment are constantly undergoing scientific …

Asepsis In Dentistry, Harry Sher

Bachelors’ Theses

Up to the year 1860 surgery and sepsis were practically synonymous. Surgical procedures, accomplished as they were without the use of antiseptics, could not, of necessity, be done with the greatest of care, for the time element was the chief factor in success. In consequence, infections and diseases, as for example, pyemia, septicemia, erysipelas and hospital gangrene were the rule rather than the exception. Surgery was confined practically to amputations, while thoracic and abdominal operations were almost unknown.

Disease In Connection With Dentition, Lowell Meyer

Bachelors’ Theses

In order to appreciate fully the large field included in the word disease which might be included in this thesis, the word must first be defined. It is of French derivation, being coined from the two words, des or negative, plus aise or ease. Going further, Dorland’s medical dictionary further defines it as any departure from a state of health. More specifically it is a definite morbid process having a characteristic train of symptoms. It may effect the whole body and any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.

Present Situation Of Dentifrices, Raymond A. Patrow

Bachelors’ Theses

People of today are beginning to realize the importance of oral hygiene and as a result are trying to preserve the tissues in the mouth be keeping them in as healthy condition as possible. It is a known fact that an unclean mouth and tissues of the mouth causes serious conflict in the general health of an individual. Thus preventative measures are taken by the person who values his health in order to maintain healthy conditions of the oral cavity. Because this is true the laity always ask the following question: "What dentifrice should I use that will not harm …

The History Of Gold Foil, George Edmund Williams

Bachelors’ Theses

Just when gold foil was first used is a matter of some conjecture. All historians differ in their views and it is so with the historians of dentistry. According to Dr. J. A. Taylor, it is said that Egyptian mummies exist, showing evidences of gold fillings, but at present their whereabouts are unknown. The History of Dental Surgery, Vol. 1, by Chas. R.E. Koch, cites the above incident also and further states that this gold leaf may either have fallen into the cavities or that it was placed there, similar to a gold foil filling. These statements however cannot be …

Etiology Of Malocclusion, Chester Strahorn

Bachelors’ Theses

By those who regard orthodontic treatment in the light of a purely mechanical procedure the etiology of malocclusion is given a position of secondary importance. While not belittling the necessity for thorough treatment, it has been found that some cases under the most careful treatment procedure have been failures. This leads one to suppose that in such conditions the causative factors, whether known or unknown, are still in force. Therefore it is of first importance to the orthodontist to get all possible information which bears on the cause of malocclusion. Medical literature contains much testimony to the effect that all …

X-Ray And Its Interpretation, Sol V. Stern

Bachelors’ Theses

The application of the x-ray as a means of diagnosis or pathological conditions about the teeth and jaws is a method that has achieved a position or the utmost importance in recent years. Its value has long been recognized by the surgeon in the diagnosis of grosser surgical lesions of the maxillary bones, such as fractures, tumors, impacted teeth and the like. Until recent, however, the dentist in general practice rarely found it necessary to resort to investigation by means of the x-ray. At the present time, to those who are familiar with its advantages, the constant employment of this …

Mottled Enamel, William Henry Stehly

Bachelors’ Theses

Perhaps one of the most puzzling of all dystrophies of the teeth is the macroscopical malformation called "Mottled Enamel".

This peculiarity is characterized by white, brown, and corn-colored opaque areas of enamel surrounded by apparently normal enamel. Upon examination, this enamel presents a smooth surface, though at times it may be slightly pitted. Nevertheless, the surface remains highly polished. If this surface is broken up with a bur, it is found to be of a chalky granular consistency, the whitish material at times containing the yellowish pigment which may occupy the entire thickness of the enamel. If these spots are …

The Modern Trend Of Prosthetics, Arlo M. Rahrig

Bachelors’ Theses

This is a short discussion on the technique of denture construction which is being employed by the most prominent and successful prosthetists of today. Since it is annoying to have a technical investigation misinterpreted because of lack of uniformly applied terms, there is a necessity to annex concise definitions to the technique. Thus a strenuous effort will be made to closely adhere to the original meaning of standard terms and to modify these or add to them as little as possible when they are comprehensive. In the past it was customary to include into an articulator technique many bombastic theories …

Composition Of The Duck And Goose Eggs; Composition Of The Abdominal Adipose Connective Tissue Of The Goose, And Their Related Fat Constants, Albert H. Weisfeld

Bachelors’ Theses

It has been the object of the author to present in this thesis the chemical composition of the eggs of the duck and the goose, the chemical composition of the abdominal adipose connective tissue, the fat constants of the visceral fat of the goose, the egg-yolk fat of the goose and duck, and the subcutaneous fat of the goose.

The Spleen Considered With Special Reference To Its Physiology, Frank A. Dolce

Bachelors’ Theses

The aim of this essay on the structure and function of the spleen is to bring together in somewhat concise form all the available knowledge concerning this organ up to the present moment. However, time and the difficulty of obtaining valuable articles has limited this essay considerably. The first few pages while not giving a very detailed historical background may be considered quite adequate for the purpose intended. The evolutionary development of the spleen is here considered in broad outline. The microscopic anatomy of the spleen and its function in relation to the blood have been considered in greater detail …

Anesthesia Advancement Since Nineteen Hundred, Glenn Prescott Williams

Bachelors’ Theses

The greatest reason for using an anesthetic is to reduce pain for the patient. If we can do an operation without pain we are doing a great beneficial service to humanity. Hippocrates says "Divinum est opus sedan dolarum," meaning Divine is the work to subdue pain. In some cases it is best not to give an anesthetic as in case of cavity preparation which is very near the pulp. The pulp may be permanently injured by ever instrumentation.

Developing A Speech Consciousness, Hazel Katherine Pritchard

Bachelors’ Theses

An attempt to awaken an ideal in speech in the community is of vital importance. There is a need for intelligible, clear, forceful, speech with accuracy, precision, and delicacy, as outstanding characteristics. Proper provision should be made to remedy the present situation which fails to conform with this criterion. "Good speech ls universally recognized today as an economic, social, and cultural asset of the first rank. Yet in the United States the problem of defective speech grows daily more acute."

History Of The American Dental Association, Kenneth William Peters

Bachelors’ Theses

The necessity of a dental society in America is apparent when one considers the conditions preceding formation of the first dental society in this country.

The Importance Of Asepsis In Root Canal Treatment And Filling, Raymond John Goral

Bachelors’ Theses

"Today too many patients who brave the ordeal of having teeth treated, later lose the teeth because of infection." This statement by Dr. Meisel of Pittsburgh before the Pennsylvania State Dental Society Strikes at the cause of the failure of many root canals and their unpopularity among so many members of the dental profession.

The Importance Of Asepsis In Root Canal Treatment And Filling, Raymond John Goral

Bachelors’ Theses

“Today too many patients who brave the ordeal of having tee.th treated, later lose the teeth because of infection." This statement by Dr. Meisel of Pittsburgh before the Pennsylvania State Dental Society strikes at the cause of the failure of many root canals and their unpopularity among so many members of the dental profession. Sir William Osler said :-"Before antiseptic surgery, bacteria were more deadly than bullets." During the first week of April, 1927, the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Sir Joseph Lister, the father of antiseptic surgery was celebrated. Lister is credited with having saved, by his discoveries, …

Uses Of Ultra-Violet Rays In Dentistry, Lawrence Donald Triana

Bachelors’ Theses

For Many centuries it was known or suspected that exposure to the rays of the sun for varying periods was beneficial to the health. Sun cures were affected among the ancient Greeks and Egyptians as well as among the peoples of the present day. Among the ancients, however, the causes of these cures were unknown or superstitiously attributed to some occult power, while the modern people know that these cures are the results of physical, chemical and biologic changes induced oy the light rays of the sun. The knowledge however, of the action of the rays is not very profound …

Some Of The Interesting Facts In The Evolution Of The Treatment Of Pyorrhea Alveolaris, Irving Bernard Paul

Bachelors’ Theses

In attempting to write a paper on any topic relative to dentistry a student is handicapped in that none of his statements are based upon actual practical experience. Necessarily all the information gathered must come from the literature on the subject that in its makeup is not too technical. Essentially, then, this thesis will be a restating of the writings of those investigators who presented their findings in the most simplified manner and to the mind of the student arrived at the most logical conclusions of their findings. It will be the author's attempt to so make use of the …

The Present Status Of The Root Canal Treatment Controversy, B. V. Mukerji

Bachelors’ Theses

No phase of Dentistry has been so replete with controversy amongst the Scientists as the treatment of root canals. This subject has been the hunting ground of Bacteriologist’, Surgeons and Dentists, and there has been a conflict for the last hundred years and more between those who have regarded pulpless teeth as a menace to health, and those who believed that these should and could be treated safely. The evolution of this phase of Dentistry with the contribution and controversies associated there with will be dwelt upon in this paper.

Pulp Capping, Albert C. Wild

Bachelors’ Theses

Pulp capping may be best defined as the conservative treatment of pulps by means of soothing and antiseptic medicaments, or agents for the purpose of retaining the tooth if at all possible.

Celluloid And Hecolite Dentures, Gilbert Clair Wildman

Bachelors’ Theses

Celluloid gives the most natural appearance of all the plastic vegetable bases used in making dentures. It closely resembles porcelain in the translucent live-tissue color of the mucous membrane and gums. In some cases, it proves very satisfactory while it discolors and quickly disintegrates in some mouths. Vulcanite is usually more durable. The value of celluloid depends upon the care given it by the possessor and the manipulation of the material while under construction.

Several Reported Cases Of Fracture Of The Superior Maxillary Bones, Nicholas Allen Stroud

Bachelors’ Theses

There are a number of cases of fracture of the maxillae reported in the literature of the dental profession, but apparently no attempt has been made to correlate the reports of the several cases, with a view to determining the characteristics of this type of injury.

Operative Dentistry Today And Fifty Years Ago, William Kenneth Quinn

Bachelors’ Theses

The practice of dentistry was, formally divided into three departments, viz: operative dentistry, mechanical dentistry and oral surgery. Operative dentistry included the extraction of teeth (sometimes classed as surgery), all procedures for the preservation or regulation of the natural teeth, and the placing of crowns on natural roots. Mechanical dentistry included the supplying of substitutes whose roots as well as crowns had been lost, the making of splints for broken jaws, obturators and vela for cleft palates, and appliances for regulating teeth. The term "mechanical dentistry" was used for all those appliances made in the laboratory for use in the …

The Spleen Considered With Special Reference To It's Structure And Function, Peter B. Northouse

Bachelors’ Theses

This essay on the structure and function of the spleen is accompanied with a lengthy bibliography. The intention was to bring the completed bibliography up to date. Time, however, would not permit and furthermore, for the purpose of this paper, the bibliography is considered quite adequate. It represents all the, work that had been done for twenty-five years, from 1879 until 1905, in reference to the spleen.

The references in the main are from the Index Medicus. Complimentary references are from the Library of the Surgeon-General, The Quarterly Cumulative Index, and the current literature.

The bibliography brings out the point …

Personnel And Spirit Of Hospital Nursing, Kathryn Marie Greene

Bachelors’ Theses

Nursing is one of the oldest arts. There always has been helplessness of one sort or another, and to a greater or less degree; wounds have demanded attention; young and old people have needed care, and disease in some form - due to willful or ignorant disregard of natural laws, has always been present in the world

The Use Of The Chemico-Pathology Laboratory In The Dental Clinic, Matilda Mary Steinbrecher

Bachelors’ Theses

The reason why the practice of dentistry is sometimes criticized to-day is because it was separated from the practice of medicine at a time when mouth disorder as a cause of systemic disease was not recognized, and mechanical restoration of teeth was made the foundation of dentistry. The keynote in judging a man's ability was by the expertness of his mechanical skill. This attitude toward dentistry, not only by the medical men but by the laity as well, has been a regrettable weakness in the dental profession. The dentist's work was regarded as entirely mechanical and for the purpose of …

The Relationship Of The Training School To The Hospital, Mary Leona Le Frois

Bachelors’ Theses

The relationship of the training school to the hospital presents a problem which has ever been open for discussion to those interested in the development of hospital activities. The vital factor in the very existence of hospitals is, "How shall we take care of our patients?" for the patient is the all-important, central figure in every phase of our hospital work. The treatment received by patients individually and collectively, determines the value of a hospital as a social and scientific institution. Since the primary function, then, is to care for the sick who come for relief and cure from disease, …

The School Of Nursing Its Organization, Administration, And Relationship To The Hospital, Mary Berenice Beck

Bachelors’ Theses

History tells us that the nursing done in the early hospitals in the United States, a hundred years ago, was of the poorest possible type, excluding that of the religious orders. The non-sectarian hospitals were public institutions and most of the nursing was done by inmates or by the very poorest class of individuals, who could obtain no other work, and were compelled to earn a meagre livelihood in this manner. No one went to the hospital who could .afford to remain out of it, since the nursing service in the home was far better. Trained nurses did not exist, …

Function And Organization Of A Clinical Laboratory In A General Hospital (For Superintendents), Mary Helena Otterbacher

Bachelors’ Theses

The object of this paper is to bring before the superintendents of hospitals the necessity of a well organized and a well functioning clinical laboratory. It is one of the most important service departments in the entire organization of the hospital. In no field of medicine or hospital work have such strides been made in raising the hospital to a more scientific level, as in the laboratory. The practice of medicine was advancing very slowly until the sciences of bacteriology, biology, and pathology were applied to human processes. These overcame the apparent insurmountable obstacles,which had hitherto prevented the advancement of …

Hospital Standardization, Josephine Gourieux

Bachelors’ Theses

The American College of Surgeons is a Society of the Surgeons of the United States and of Canada. It is not a teaching institution: it is a society, or a college in the original sense, whose "reason for existence lies in its disinterested and unselfish efforts to elevate the standard of the profession, moral, as well as intellectual, to foster research, and to educate the public up to the idea that there is a difference between the honest, conscientious well trained surgeon, and the purely commercial operator.”