THECauseof thisSymptom, proceeds from the sharper part of theHumours; which, ascending to theHead, vitiates theBlood, and thence occasions aeffluxionofRheumupon theTeeth: So thatThisvitiousRheumfixing itself at some of theirRoots, affects theMembranous Partsso sensibly, that instead of a smallAch, it proves a greatPain, and almost intolerableTormentto theSufferer.
THISillAffectionmay also proceed from someFrigidorCalid,SerousorSalt-Humour, falling down upon theMembraneof theJaws, orNervesof theTeeth: Where, if it corrupts and lies putrefying, it commonly engendersWorms.
INall whichCases, I humbly conceive, it may becur’dby Variety of respectiveMeans, according to the different Quality of theCause, whetherFrigid,Calid,Serous,Saltish, orAcrimonious: Otherways it ceases (of itself) in process of Time, by good Conduct and keeping warm, &c.