A practical treatise on mechanical dentistry . Case 8.—Patient, a policeman, aged thirty-five. Lower jawfractured on right side, between second bicuspid and second Appliance in position (from photograph of patient). molar; the first molar having been extracted, third molar attempt had been made to reduce and hold the fracture by cov- 27 418 MECHANICAL DENTISTRY. ering the teeth with gutta-percha and supporting the jaw with afour-tailed bandage. Twenty days after the injury was received, on taking impressionsfor an interdental splint, it was discovered that there was no actuald
A practical treatise on mechanical dentistry . Case 8.—Patient, a policeman, aged thirty-five. Lower jawfractured on right side, between second bicuspid and second Appliance in position (from photograph of patient). molar; the first molar having been extracted, third molar attempt had been made to reduce and hold the fracture by cov- 27 418 MECHANICAL DENTISTRY. ering the teeth with gutta-percha and supporting the jaw with afour-tailed bandage. Twenty days after the injury was received, on taking impressionsfor an interdental splint, it was discovered that there was no actualdisplacement of the anterior fragment, but the posterior one, in-cluding the second molar, was elevated about ^4 0I an inch, thetooth coming in contact with the third molar on the upper treatment was similar to that used in Case 7, and the fracturewas reduced without any difficulty. The splint was worn withcomfort for thirty clays. On removal,- the teeth occluded correctly. Case p.—Male, aged about twenty-five, subject to epileptic con-vulsions. Fracture due to a fall during one of these attacks. Thelower jaw was fractured at the symphysis; right side di
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