Artificial Teach.
"United States Commercial Agent Murphy at Luxembourg has sent to the department of state- the following translation of a report on artificial teeth: "Tho cost of an artificial tooth at tl?6 factory in tho United States should not exceed SO or 35 cents. Quo of these factories in New i T ork sells not less than 8,000,000 of these teeth^)er annum. Tho teeth aro porcelain, covered with a speoial euamel, the application of which is so delicate that there aro no two teeth which are exactly alike. Moreover, there are about 50 different tints, which are artificially obtained, corresponding with tho color variations of natural teeth. Tho imitation is carried so far as to simulate dof fects which render tho illusion more com-
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Manawatu Herald, 17 February 1900, Page 2
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125Artificial Teach. Manawatu Herald, 17 February 1900, Page 2
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