Note 50 — A DISSERTATION ON THE Inutility of Amputation.

I have seen several times, as well as Mr. Bilguer, the teeth crumble away by degrees, after using the oil of cloves; I have seen the same thing happen without the use either of it or of acids; I have, at other times, employed it without any such effect, and although I am convinced that it does hurt sometimes, it is only, I imagine, when the caries is very considerable, and the tooth much wasted: This is not, however, sufficient reason to give up, entirely, a medicine often very serviceable in many cases of carious teeth. Tissot.