A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Thomass first method of uniting fracture of the lower jaw: A, B, wires passedthrough drill-holes and coiled by the key. Fig. 38. Fig. Thomass second method of uniting fracture of the lower jaw by twistedand coiled wire. on the opposite sides of the fracture, or upon others a little more remote,or upon the corresponding teeth of the upper jaw, or upon the teeth onthe opposite side of the same jaw. In most cases the ligature, composedof either fine gold, platinum, or silver wire, or firm silk or linen threads,has been applied to the two t
A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations . Thomass first method of uniting fracture of the lower jaw: A, B, wires passedthrough drill-holes and coiled by the key. Fig. 38. Fig. Thomass second method of uniting fracture of the lower jaw by twistedand coiled wire. on the opposite sides of the fracture, or upon others a little more remote,or upon the corresponding teeth of the upper jaw, or upon the teeth onthe opposite side of the same jaw. In most cases the ligature, composedof either fine gold, platinum, or silver wire, or firm silk or linen threads,has been applied to the two teeth on the opposite sides of the fracture,or, if these have not been sufficiently firm, to the next teeth. Dr. Ellis, of New York, treated a fracture, occurring through the symphysis,by placing the mainspring of a watch within the dental arcade, and securing it FRACTURES OF THE LOWER JAW. 121 in place with silver wire. The mouth was kept closed by bandages carriedunder the chin. The fragments united with only a slight vertical Hayward, of Boston, says: When the bone is not comminuted and there areteeth on each side of the fracture, the ends of the bone can be kept i
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