Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . er of the root is evident an area of mem-brane softening. Just beyond, but adjoining, is noticeable breakingdown of tissue. In the center are seen two areas of softened tis-sue more advanced in degeneration. Two cases are added from my collection, of slides showing peri-dental abscess, that have never been published. These illustratethe wide range of diseases in which they may occur. Fig. 13 (X 50) illustrates the four stages of abscess in theperidental membrane of a sixty-eight-year-old diabetic man. Hewas a contractor, a neurasthenic
Dental review; devoted to the advancement of dentistry. . er of the root is evident an area of mem-brane softening. Just beyond, but adjoining, is noticeable breakingdown of tissue. In the center are seen two areas of softened tis-sue more advanced in degeneration. Two cases are added from my collection, of slides showing peri-dental abscess, that have never been published. These illustratethe wide range of diseases in which they may occur. Fig. 13 (X 50) illustrates the four stages of abscess in theperidental membrane of a sixty-eight-year-old diabetic man. Hewas a contractor, a neurasthenic with auto-intoxication, which ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS 643 finally culminated in kidney lesions. The illustration shows activeinflammation at different points, the two lower areas breakingdown and liquefaction of tissue. The upper space shows an abscess,with bacteria within, while without is seen round cell inflamma-tion. The following scorbutic case was referred to me by Dr. GeorgeW. Johnson :1 A twenty-five-year-old American was admitted to Cook County. —Abscess. —Abscess. —Abscess. —Tissuebreakingdown toform abscess Fig. 12. Four abscesses due to lead poisoning Hospital for the Insane, December 2, 1892, suffering with melan-cholia, attended by delusions of persecution and suicidal tendenciesmarked by refusal of food. June 1, 1896, he again began torefuse food, but took liquid diet on persuasion. June 29 thepatient was transferred to the hospital because of his symptoms were discovered, July 18, 1896, the constitu-tional and local symptoms of scurvy were well marked. The 1 Journal American Medical Association; April 30, 1898. 644 THE DENTAL REVIEW. teeth were covered with sordes and loosened. Under anti-scor-butic treatment these symptoms had fully disappeared bv August 13; 1896. Through the kindness of Dr. I was allowed to seethis patient. I found none of the teeth very loose, showing thedisease was superficial. I removed two teeth that
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