Applied anatomy and oral surgery for dental students . Pig. 55.—Harelip (Campbell). hair sutures. The sutures should pass down as far onlyas the mucous membrane, and not through it, thus avoid-. Fig. 56.—Double harelip (before operation) (Grant). ing infection as much as possible. In applying the dress-ing, direct pressure must not be brought to bear on the MALFORMATIONS OF THE JAWS 239 line of suture. To prevent this, small rolls of gauze areplaced one on either side of the cleft, and the dressingof iodoform gauze laid between these. The dressing issecured in place with a strip of adhesive pl
Applied anatomy and oral surgery for dental students . Pig. 55.—Harelip (Campbell). hair sutures. The sutures should pass down as far onlyas the mucous membrane, and not through it, thus avoid-. Fig. 56.—Double harelip (before operation) (Grant). ing infection as much as possible. In applying the dress-ing, direct pressure must not be brought to bear on the MALFORMATIONS OF THE JAWS 239 line of suture. To prevent this, small rolls of gauze areplaced one on either side of the cleft, and the dressingof iodoform gauze laid between these. The dressing issecured in place with a strip of adhesive plaster. Thechances of infection are greatly lessened by applyingWhiteheads varnish to the line of suture, and if this isdone a large gauze dressing can be dispensed with. Thesutures should remain in five or six days. When the cleft in the lip is a wide one the operatormust use his ingenuity in cutting flaps to obtain sufficienttissue to fill in the space. It is wise, if possible, to gettissue a little in excess of the amount needed, as it usuallycontracts later. In a combined case of harelip and cleft-palate thepalate should, if possible, be operated upon first. Bydoing this the operato
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