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Can Pyorrhoea Be Cured?, Albert Richard Moeder

Bachelors’ Theses

Pyorrhoea is one of the best known and commonest diseases in civilization. A certain dental company is advertising that four out of five are infected by this disease. This company has been lenient in their accusation, as men who are ardent students of pyorrhoea state specifically that 90 per cent of the world’s population have it in some form or other or have symptoms which would eventually turn into pyorrhoea. Knowing this and knowing also the results and unnecessary pain and discomforts that are produced, every individual should respect and fear this disease accordingly.

Root Canal Fillings, Conrad Erwing Mietus

Bachelors’ Theses

The great problem facing the dental profession in obtaining successful root canal fillings is resolved into two problems:

1. That of removing the dental pulp aseptically and preparing aseptic areas for the reception of the filling material.

2. The selection and adaptation of materials which will effectively seal the apex without irritation to the underlying structures and the periapical tissues. The property of excluding moisture and bacteria must also be carefully considered.

Why such qualifications are necessary, for the success of a root filling, is self explanatory when the principal function of the dental pulp is considered. It is a …