Forsyth Dental Infirmary Research Articles

Ethyl chloride: Its use at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children

Ethyl chloride as a general anesthetic has been used at the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children for the past thirty-five years. It is ideal for office or clinic use and is indicated for short procedures on children when a complete general anesthesia with maintenance period is not required. Since ethyl chloride is a dangerous agent, a basic knowledge of general anesthesia is essential, together with an understanding of its physiological actions and pharmacological properties. The armamentarium is simple and the services of an anesthetist are not required. Administration is by the open drop method. Complications are minimal and the anesthetic experience for most children is pleasant.

Chemistry of Dental Materials: Outline of the Chemistry of Dental Materials . By Laurence G. Wesson, research biochemist, Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children, Boston, Massachusetts. 106 pp. 5 × 7.5. St. Louis: The C. V. Mosby Company. 1942. $1.50.

Chemistry of Dental Materials: <i>Outline of the Chemistry of Dental Materials</i> . By Laurence G. Wesson, research biochemist, Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children, Boston, Massachusetts. 106 pp. 5 × 7.5. St. Louis: The C. V. Mosby Company. 1942. $1.50.

STUDY OF THE NUTRITION OF GROUPS OF CHILDREN SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF NO DEFECTIVE DECIDUOUS TEETH AND HIGH INCIDENCE OF DEFECTIVE DECIDUOUS TEETH1

The Department of Child Hygiene of the Harvard School of Public Health established ten years ago the Center for Research in Child Health and Development. The Center was planned primarily to provide facilities for research upon well children living at home under normal conditions. These children, approximately three hundred in number, were enrolled at the Center, and of these, two hundred and twenty-five are still being studied from early in prenatal life through a major portion of their developmental period.3 The oldest children in the group are now ten years of age. A statistical analysis of the incidence of defective deciduous teeth among children enrolled in the study has been made by Miss Margaret F. Allen, Department of Vital Statistics, Harvard School of Public Health.4 Following this statistical analysis, a preliminary study of the nutrition of small groups of our children, selected by Miss Allen on the basis of no defective deciduous teeth and high incidence of defective deciduous teeth, was undertaken. The dental data upon which the statistical analysis and this preliminary study are based have been collected under the direction of Dr. Frederick C. Allen of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary.5 The groups selected represent Group I, those children who have reached six and one-half years of age with no defective teeth; Group II, those children with the highest incidence of defective deciduous teeth at three years of age; and Group III, those children who had perfect teeth at three years of age but developed the highest incidence of defective teeth by four years of age. This preliminary study of these three groups was undertaken to discover what, if any, significant differences could be found in these groups of children which might explain why some children were able to go through as much as six and one-half years of life with no defective deciduous teeth, while others of our children showed a high incidence of defective teeth by three years of age. The more significant differences seem on this small number of cases to appear in the field of nutrition or in factors related to nutrition. In this preliminary study each case has been considered individually in considerable detail. All of the material presented in the charts which follow has been independently collected and analyzed by those of

RETARDATION OF DENTAL CARIES IN OUT-PATIENTS OF A DENTAL INFIRMARY

In the past few years, several reports have been made of the arrest of caries through dietary changes in various children's institutions in this country and in England. The strictly controlled conditions under which these studies have been conducted have caused the profession as a whole to be skeptical as to the feasibility of a similar project in the dentist's private practice, in which rigid regulation cannot be maintained. The preliminary findings of a recent survey carried on at Forsyth Dental Infirmary indicate that results similar to those reported from institutional studies may be secured by the practitioner who has a working knowledge of nutrition. The case histories selected for this study were those of patients who had reported to the clinic conducted by the department of nutrition of the infirmary during an eight week period chosen at random. This period extended from Feb. 1 to March 26, 1932. Cases

NOTICES OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Journal Article NOTICES OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS Get access The Basis of Epilepsy. By EDWARD A. TRACY, Director of the Epileptic Clinic at Forsyth Dental Infirmary, Boston. 1930. Rich. G. Badger, Boston, U.S.A. Pp. 88. Brain, Volume 53, Issue 3, October 1930, Page 387, https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/53.3.387-a Published: 01 October 1930

Report of Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children

Report of Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children

Should the Forsyth Dental Infirmary be controlled by a university?

Should the Forsyth Dental Infirmary be controlled by a university?

Scope and Phases of Preventive Dentistry in the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children

Scope and Phases of Preventive Dentistry in the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children

Silver Reduction Method, Applied at Forsyth Dental Infirmary Clinics

Silver Reduction Method, Applied at Forsyth Dental Infirmary Clinics

Third Annual Report of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary

Third Annual Report of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary

THE SALIVARY FACTOR IN RELATION TO DENTAL CARIES

ArticleTHE SALIVARY FACTOR IN RELATION TO DENTAL CARIESPercy R. Howe, and Mildred R. KenistonPercy R. HoweFrom the Laboratory of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children, Boston, and Mildred R. KenistonFrom the Laboratory of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children, BostonPublished Online:01 Apr 1918https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1918.46.1.28MoreSectionsPDF (670 KB)Download PDF ToolsExport citationAdd to favoritesGet permissionsTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInWeChat Previous Back to Top Next Download PDF FiguresReferencesRelatedInformation More from this issue > Volume 46Issue 1April 1918Pages 28-34 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1918 by American Physiological Societyhttps://doi.org/10.1152/ajplegacy.1918.46.1.28History Received 4 February 1918 Published online 1 April 1918 Published in print 1 April 1918 Metrics

Undergraduate assistants for the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children

Undergraduate assistants for the Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children

The Purpose of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary

The Purpose of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary

A Word on the Scientific, Economic, and Social Program of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary

A Word on the Scientific, Economic, and Social Program of the Forsyth Dental Infirmary