Surgical therapeutics and operative technique . Fig. 119.—-Caries of an Incisor Tooth. Abscess of the labio-gingival groove. Palatine abscess. Abscess of the floor of the nasal fossa. 2. Dental Abscesses of Inferior Maxilla.—Inferior dental abscesses havea great tendency to point downwards and to open on the cutaneous Fig. 120.^—Caries of Molars, Superior and Inferior. Above: abscess of maxillary sinus; palatine abscess. Below: abscess of gingivo-lingual fold; external abscess of shirt-button form which has perforated thebuccinator, and is ready to perforate the skin. Perforation of


Surgical therapeutics and operative technique . Fig. 119.—-Caries of an Incisor Tooth. Abscess of the labio-gingival groove. Palatine abscess. Abscess of the floor of the nasal fossa. 2. Dental Abscesses of Inferior Maxilla.—Inferior dental abscesses havea great tendency to point downwards and to open on the cutaneous Fig. 120.^—Caries of Molars, Superior and Inferior. Above: abscess of maxillary sinus; palatine abscess. Below: abscess of gingivo-lingual fold; external abscess of shirt-button form which has perforated thebuccinator, and is ready to perforate the skin. Perforation of the skin is always to be feared when it has become red andthinned. A wide opening should be made in the buccal mucous membrane. 60 SURGICAL THERAPEUTICS AND OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE


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