| PAGE |
| CHAPTER I. |
| Antiquity of Tin—Alchemistic Name—Medical Use—WhereFound—Purity Obtained—Physical Characteristics | [1] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| History of the Use of Tin Foil, 1783-1844 | [7] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| History Continued, 1845-1895 | [15] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Columbian Dental Congress—Opinions on Tin Foil—Reasonsfor Using—Manufacture in United States—Numberand Weight of Foil—Cohesion—GoodQualities of Tin Foil—Temporary Teeth—ThermalChanges—Calcification—Chalky Teeth | [27] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Discoloration of Tin—Decomposition of Food—Sulfids—Oxids—Galvanic,Therapeutic, and Chemical Action | [40] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| White Caries—Gold and Tin as Conductors—WearingAway of Fillings—Poor Foil—Buccal Cavities—Numberof Years Fillings Last—Strips or Tapes forFilling—Number 10 Foil—Form of Cavities—Shields—Matrices—Condensing—Finishing—CervicalMargins—FillingAnterior Teeth—Lining with Gold | [49] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Filling, part Tin, part Gold—Cervical Margin Liable toCaries—Electrolysis—Hand Pressure—Hand Mallet—Tapesand Ropes Compared—Manner of PreparingFoil—Starting the Filling—Cylinders—Mats—Facingand Repairing—Tin Shavings—Dr. Herbst's Method—Fees | [56] |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Dr. Robinson's Fibrous and Textile Metallic Filling—Tinand Gold combined (Tg), Methods of Preparingand Using—Lining Cavities with Tin—Tin and Amalgam—PlasticTin—Stannous Gold—Crystal Tin—FillingRoot-Canals—Tin and Watts's Sponge Gold—CappingPulps | [66] |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Temporary Fillings—Sensitive Cavities—Integrity—Tinwith Sponge, Fibrous, and Crystallized Gold—Tinat Cervical Margin—Filling Completed with Gold—Gutta-Perchaand Tin—Occlusal Cavities with Tinand Gold—Comparison of Gold with Tin—Wedge-shapedInstruments—Old Method of Using Rolls,Ropes, Tapes, or Strips—Later Method—Filling withCompact and Loose Balls—Cylinder Fillings—OperativeTechnics | [91] |