. The science and practice of dental surgery. second finger of the left hand on thelingual side and the first on the labial side ofthe tooth to be extracted, the thumb beingplaced under the chm; the operator leansslightly across the patient while extracting. The writer much prefers, and strongly advisesthe operator, to take his stand on the left sideof the chair. His left knee should be slightlybent, the side of his left thigh pressing against 645 the arm of the chair, his right foot thrown alittle forward, and his trunk inclined a littlebackward and to his left. The alveolus, asalways, is hrn
. The science and practice of dental surgery. second finger of the left hand on thelingual side and the first on the labial side ofthe tooth to be extracted, the thumb beingplaced under the chm; the operator leansslightly across the patient while extracting. The writer much prefers, and strongly advisesthe operator, to take his stand on the left sideof the chair. His left knee should be slightlybent, the side of his left thigh pressing against 645 the arm of the chair, his right foot thrown alittle forward, and his trunk inclined a littlebackward and to his left. The alveolus, asalways, is hrnily grasped between the finger andthumb of the left hand, with the other fingersunder the jaw (see Fig. 881). He considers thatin this position the operation can be performedin a more gainly and workmanlike manner, andhe has never been able to follow the reasoningof Tomes and Nowell \\ho, speakmg of it, say : This is indeed a disadvantageous position,it is difficult to see where the blades of theforceps are, and the operator is encumbered by.
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