"I filled cavities about two-thirds full with tin, and finished with gold." (S. S. Stringfellow, American Journal of Dental Science, 1839.)
"Tin foil is greatly used by some American dentists, but it is not much better than lead leaf." ("Surgical, Operative, and Mechanical Dentistry," L. Charles De Londe, London, 1840.)
"In 1841 there were about twelve hundred dentists in the United States, many of whom were using tin, and there are circumstances under which it may be used not only with impunity, but advantage, but it is liable to change." (Harris.)
"I put in tin fillings, and at the end of thirty years they were badly worn, but there was no decay around the margins." (Dr. Neall, 1843.)
In 1843 Dr. Amos Westcott, of Syracuse, N. Y., filled the base of large cavities with tin, completing the operation with gold.
"Tin is used in the form of little balls, or tubes, but folds are better; introduce the metal gradually, taking care to pack it so that it will bear equally upon all points; the folds superimpose themselves one upon the other; thus we obtain a successive stratification much more exact and dense, and it is impossible there can be any void." ("Theory and Practice of Dental Surgery," J. Lefoulon, Paris, 1844.)