The Dental cosmos . by the crib while in transit, and that the molars were in nowise dis-turbed. There is great advantage in having the wire portion pivotedto the appliance, as it acts like a whiffletree, and thus the appliance isnot drawn sideways at each change of the tension. The part passingover the head was made of strong cord net-work, with a border ofsilk ribbon about one inch wide, to which were attached two non-elastic suspenders with buckles on either side. The buckles were 882 THE DENTAL COSMOS. provided with wire hooks, which were concealed by a flat piece ofmetal to receive the ru
The Dental cosmos . by the crib while in transit, and that the molars were in nowise dis-turbed. There is great advantage in having the wire portion pivotedto the appliance, as it acts like a whiffletree, and thus the appliance isnot drawn sideways at each change of the tension. The part passingover the head was made of strong cord net-work, with a border ofsilk ribbon about one inch wide, to which were attached two non-elastic suspenders with buckles on either side. The buckles were 882 THE DENTAL COSMOS. provided with wire hooks, which were concealed by a flat piece ofmetal to receive the rubber bands. The resulting improvement in the relations of the teeth is shown Fig. in Fig. 14, the impression for which illustration was taken six monthsafter the application of the chin and crib apparatus. The Obtunding of Sensitive Dentine. BY SAMUEL A. MILTON, , CLINTON, MO. More than two years ago it occurred to me that by introducingthe vapor of oil of cloves into a tooth-cavity I could obtund the sen-sitiveness of the dentine. A patient with sensitive teeth gave anopportunity for the following experiment. I opened the valve in myhot-air syringe, introduced some oil of cloves, and by placing thesyringe over an annealing lamp vaporized the oil. I then blew thevapor into the cavity that was being prepared for filling. The resultwas both gratifying and satisfactory, with the exception that thecavity was oiled. I removed the oil with a little alcohol. An appa-ratus by which any desired medicament could be vaporized andthrown into a cavity at a desired temperature without condensationon the surface became at once a desideratum. In the experimentswhich followed
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