The following advertisement appeared in Amrita Bazar Patrika, published from Kolkata, on this day.
“ARTIFICIAL TEETH. Messrs K. BARRY & CO.
DENTISTS.
34, College Street, Calcutta,
Patronized by
H.H. Maharajah Sir Norendra Krisna Dev Bahadoor. K.C.I.E.
AUTOMATIC SUCTION CAVITY.
We have recently introduced the above device which is actually a novelty in the preparation of artificial teeth and we are the first and only Dentists who have introduced the said principle in India. This automatic suction cavity has very admirably removed the clasp and spring necessary to keep the use of teeth tight as hithertofore, and as the plate will now be made smaller and narrower by this device — the users of artificial teeth will no longer feel the little inconvenience and discomfort of something foreign in the mouth…”
Other products, such as Superior mouthwash and Galvanic toothache drops are also mentioned.
